Tolerance of Anopheles stephensi to malathion in the province of Fars, Southern Iran 1977.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1978

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

38

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

580-583

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Eshghy, N.

 

Abstract

Anopheles stephensi, the main vector of malaria in Southern Iran, is resistant to DDT and dieldrin. Resistance to DDT was observed in 1957 and to dieldrin in 1960. The development of double resistance in one of the main vectors in Iran posed problem to the malaria eradication campaigns.

Notes

Author(s) - Eshghy, N.