First record of DDT resistance in Anopheles darlingi.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1990

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

6

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

072-074

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Suarez MF.Quinones ML.Palacios JD.Carrillo A.

 

Abstract

DDT susceptibility of Anopheles darlingi was compared from the southeastern and northwestern regions of Colombia. Mosquitoes from southeastern Colombia (Puerto Lleras) were fully susceptible to DDT but in the northwest (Quibdo) LT50s were 14.3 times higher. This resistance appeared to be restricted to the Quibdo area. This is the first time that the DDT resistance has been detected in this important malaria vector.

Notes

Author(s) - Suarez MF.Quinones ML.Palacios JD.Carrillo A.