@article{fdi:010043236, title = {{L}aboratory evaluation of cyromazine against insecticide-susceptible and -resistant mosquito larvae}, author = {{D}arriet, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {Z}aim, {M}. and {C}orbel, {V}incent}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this study, the. activity of cyromazine was evaluated following {WHO} standard procedures against susceptible and resistant mosquito strains of {A}nopheles gamhiae, {C}ulex quinquefasciatus, and {A}edes aegypti. {T}he dose for 50% and 90% inhibition of adult emergence ({IE}50 and {IE}90) ranged from 0.028 mg/liter to 0.17 mg/liter and from 0.075 mg/liter to 0.42 mg/liter, respectively. {T}he effects of cyromazine were closer to that of chitin synthesis inhibitors rather than that of juvenile hormone analogues, with only 10-20% pupal mortality. {T}he toxicity of cyromazine was not strongly affected by the presence of common resistance mechanism, i.e., {K}dr mutation and {A}ce. 1({R}) (resistance ratio from 0.5 to 2.3). {T}he absence of cross resistance with common insecticides (pyrethroids, carbamates, organophosphates) makes cyromazine a potential candidate for disease vector control, especially for the management of insecticide resistance.}, keywords = {cyromazine ; {IGR} ; {A}edes aegypti ; {A}nopheles gambiae ; {C}ulex quinquefasciatus ; insecticide resistance}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of the {A}merican {M}osquito {C}ontrol {A}ssociation}, volume = {24}, numero = {1}, pages = {123--126}, ISSN = {8756-971{X}}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.2987/5626.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010043236}, }