Research Article

First Report on Intensity Bioassays for Pyrethroid Resistance in Anopheles culicifacies s.l in District Dindori of Madhya Pradesh State and Districts Kanker and Bastar of Chhattisgarh State, India

Table 1

Intensity bioassay test of Anopheles culicifacies against pyrethroid insecticides in district Dindori (Madhya Pradesh state) and districts Kanker and Bastar in Chhattisgarh state in the Year 2022

Districts (State)Test/ ControlInsecticide/ ControlNo. exposed (Replicates)No. knocked down 1 hrNo. dead 24 hr% knocked down 1 hr% mortality 24 hrSusceptibility status

Dindori (Madhya PradeshTestAlphacypermethrin 0.25% (5X)100 (5)98999899Susceptible
Deltamethrin 0.25% (5X)100 (5)9910099100Susceptible
ControlPyrethroid60 (3)0000NA

Kanker (Chhattisgarh)TestAlphacypermethrin 0.25% (5X)40 (2)313777.592.5Moderate Resistance
Alphacypermethrin 0.5% (10X)20 (1)182090100Susceptible
Deltamethrin 0.25% (5X)40 (2)373892.595Moderate Resistance
Deltamethrin 0.5% (10X)20 (1)2020100100Susceptible
ControlPyrethroid60 (3)0000NA

Bastar (Chhattisgarh)TestAlphacypermethrin 0.25% (5X)80 (4)747992.598.8Susceptible
Deltamethrin 0.25% (5X)80 (4)8080100100Susceptible
ControlPyrethroid80 (4)0202.5NA

Susceptible—98-100% mortality; moderate resistance (5X)—<98% mortality.