Reduced susceptibility to selected synthetic pyrethroids in urban malaria vector <it>Anopheles stephensi</it>: a case study in Mangalore city, South India

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Synthetic pyrethroids are potent insecticides most commonly used in the vector control programme. These are applied for indoor residual sprays, space sprays and in impregnated bed nets. Resistance reduces the efficacy of insecticides...

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Main Authors: Dash Aditya P, Ojha Vijay P, Ghosh Susanta K, Tiwari Satyanarayan, Raghavendra Kamaraju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/179