Absence of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) after four decades of residual house spraying in Gokwe District, Zimbabwe

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 286-288

  Manokore, V ^a   Murahwa, F C ^b   Chirebvu, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Anopheles gambiae complex; DDT; Susceptibility; Synthetic pyrethroids

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

CHLORPHENOTANE; CIPERMETHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; NITRILE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DDT; FEMALE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034154993     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.2.286     Document Type: Article

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