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Table 2 Insecticide susceptibility status of natural population of An. stephensi in southeastern Iran

From: Insecticide susceptibility of Anopheles stephensi to DDT and current insecticides in an elimination area in Iran

Insecticide (%)

Exposure time (min)

Treatment

Control

Resistance status

No. exposed

(Replicates)

No. dead

Mortality rate (%)

No. exposed

(Replicates)

No. dead

Mortality rate (%)

DDT (4 %)

15

100 (4)

3

3

50 (2)

0

0

R

30

100 (4)

8

8

50 (2)

0

0

60

100 (4)

34

34

50 (2)

0

0

120

100 (4)

52

52

50 (2)

4

4

Lambda-cyhalothrin (0.05 %)

15

100 (4)

8

8

50 (2)

0

0

R

30

100 (4)

20

20

50 (2)

0

0

60

100 (4)

86

86

50 (2)

0

0

120

100 (4)

100

100

50 (2)

3

3

Deltamethrin (0.05 %)

60

100 (4)

95

95

50 (2)

0

0

T

Permethrin (0.75 %)

60

100 (4)

100

100

50 (2)

5

5

S

Malathion (5 %)

60

100 (4)

100

100

50 (2)

2

2

S

  1. Abbreviations: R Resistance, T Tolerance, S Susceptible