Current Susceptibility Status of <i>Anopheles stephensi</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) to Different Imagicides in a Malarious Area, Southeastern of Iran.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: to different imagicides collected from malarious area in Chabahar city, Iran. METHODS: ) values were calculated. RESULTS: is resistant to DDT, lambdacyhalothrin and cyfluthrin, and susceptible to etofenprox and permethrin and candidate of resistant to deltamethrin based on WHO criteria. CONCLUSION: is resistant to DDT and some pyrethroid insecticides which can be developed due to application of insecticides in health and agriculture. These results can provide a clue for future chemical control program in the study area.