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Table 2 Insecticides successfully tested with WHO bottle bioassays

From: A new WHO bottle bioassay method to assess the susceptibility of mosquito vectors to public health insecticides: results from a WHO-coordinated multi-centre study

Class

Insecticide

CAS RNa

Test mosquitoes

Product typeb

Anopheles spp.

Aedes spp.

Pyrroles

Chlorfenapyr

122453-73-0

 

 −

ITN

Neonicotinoids

Clothianidin

210880-92-5

 

tested

IRS

Juvenile hormone mimics

Pyriproxyfen

95737-68-1

tested

 −

ITN/Larvicide

Butenolides

Flupyradifurone

951659-40-8

tested

tested

SP

Pyrethroids

Transfluthrin

118712-89-3

tested

tested

SS

Prallethrin

23031-36-9

 −

tested

SS

Metofluthrin

240494-71-7

 −

tested

SR

  1. IRS Indoor residual spraying, ITN insecticide-treated nets, SS space spray, SR spatial repellents
  2. aChemical Abstract Service Registry Number
  3. bPrimary method of application for a given insecticide