Insecticide susceptibility of Phlebotomus argentipes sandflies, vectors of visceral leishmaniasis in India.

Diwakar S DineshFaizan HassanVijay KumarShreekant KesariRoshan K TopnoRajpal S Yadav

Published in: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2021)

Phlebotomus argentipes continues to be highly resistant to DDT with no reversal of resistance after DDT's withdrawal from IRS. P. argentipes was fully susceptible to pyrethroid, organophosphate and carbamate insecticides tested. Regular monitoring is warranted for insecticide resistance management in sandfly vectors.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
zika virus
gene therapy