Insecticide resistance status in anopheles culicifacies in madhya pradesh, central india

Malaria is one of the most common vector-borne diseases widespread in tropical and subtropical regions 1 . Vector control constitutes an important aspect of vector borne disease control programme. Use of insecticides for vector control is an effective strategy but is also associated with the development of insecticide resistance in the target disease vectors and is one of the reasons for failures of disease control in many countries including India. Earlier, indoor residual spraying (IRS) with insecticides was the key component of malaria control and was responsible for spectacular reduction in disease incidence during the early 20th century 2–5 . Still IRS and insecticide-treated materials are in use as adulticides in vector control 6 . Several studies have been done on the susceptibility status of adult mosquitoes in different locations and on different