Research Article

Insecticide Resistance and Its Intensity in Populations of Malaria Vectors in Colombia

Table 3

Average mortality rate, 95% confidence interval, and corresponding resistance interpretation (resistant (< 90% mortality), possibly resistant (90–98%), and susceptible (>98%)) among wild An. nuneztovari s.l. assayed via CDC bottle bioassays with discriminating concentrations.

Locality, Municipality
(State)
Temperature
°C
Relative humidity
Insecticide
(concentration)
n mortality
(95 CI)
CDC Susceptibility status

Santa Isabel de Amara, Segovia (Antioquia) 25.6 - 31.3 59 - 84Alpha-cypermethrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
98100
(96.23 - 100)
Susceptible
Deltamethrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
113100
(96.71 - 100)
Susceptible

Santa Rosa, El Zulia (Norte de Santander) 16.5 - 22.8 <60Alpha-cypermethrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
119100
(96.87 - 100)
Susceptible
Deltamethrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
103100
(96.4 - 100)
Susceptible
Lambda-cyhalothrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
106100
(96.5 - 100)
Susceptible
DDT
(100 ug/ml)
12497.43
(94.65 - 100)
Possibly resistant

Cordoba, Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca) 25.7 - 27.5 78 - >90Alpha-cypermethrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
112100
(96.68 - 100)
Susceptible
Deltamethrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
10794.95
(92.83 - 97.06)
Possibly resistant
Lambda-cyhalothrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
102100
(96.37 - 100)
Susceptible
Permethrin
(21.5 ug/ml)
101100
(96.34 - 100)
Susceptible
DDT
(100 ug/ml)
10094
(87.52 - 97.22)
Possibly resistant

Gallo, Tierralta (Cordoba) 24.2 - 29.2 78 - 94Alpha-cypermethrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
174100
(97.84 - 100)
Susceptible
Deltamethrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
146100
(97.44 - 100)
Susceptible
Lambda-cyhalothrin
(12.5 ug/ml)
152100
(97.54 - 100)
Susceptible
Permethrin
(21.5 ug/ml)
141100
(97.35 - 100)
Susceptible
DDT
(100 ug/ml)
120100
(96.9 - 100)
Susceptible