Background & objectives: Interest in insect glutathione s-transferases (GSTs) has primarily
focused on their role in insecticide resistance. These play an important role in …

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of organophosphate and
carbamate insecticides namely, temephos and propoxur respectively, on the life history of …

Anopheles stephensi–Liston (Culicidae: Diptera) is an important urban malarial vector in the
Indian sub-continent, accounting for about 15% of the total annual malaria incidence …

Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae) is the urban vector of malaria in the Indian
subcontinent and several countries of the Middle East. The genetics of propoxur resistance …

BACKGROUND Anopheles stephensi is an important urban malaria vector in the Indian
subcontinent. Extensive application of insecticides evokes microevolution, which results in …

Polytene chromosomes were prepared from the ovarian nurse cells of semi-gravid females
of ten insecticide-resistant strains of Anopheles stephensi. Altogether, 16 heterozygous …

Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae), an urban malaria vector in India, is
controlled by insecticides. Sublethal concentrations can be effective in reducing mosquito …

Background & objectives: Anopheles stephensi, an important vector of malaria continues to
be distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent. The natural vigour of the species combined …

Anopheles stephensi, an important Indian urban malaria vector was collected from Thokottu
locality of Mangalore, India. Larval bioassays were carried out according to the procedure of …

A new morphological mutant hairless antenna (hla) was induced in the mosquito Anopheles
stephensi by γ‐irradiation. The expression of the mutant in the male adult revealed the …