Susceptibility of to insecticides in West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran.

Mosquitoes are involved in the transmission of a wide range of diseases and among them, , acts as a vector of avian malaria, tularemia and several arboviruses like West Nile fever. The current study was conducted to determine the susceptibility of against deltamethrin 0.05% (pyrethroids), fenitrothion 1.00% (organophosphate) and bendiocarb 0.10% (carbamate). Mosquitoes were collected from different parts of Urmia county, the capital of West Azerbaijan. In the current study, 443 empty 3 - 5 days old adult female were used for susceptibility tests. The susceptibility status of was determined using WHO's recommended procedure. The results indicated higher mortality rates of against studied insecticides. , was resistant to all studied insecticides (deltamethrin, mortality rate: 62.50%, fenitrothion, mortality rate: 35.96% and bendiocarb, mortality rate: 20.16%). The current study represents the first report of susceptibility status of  to fenitrothion and bendicarb in Iran. Considering the climatic diversity and geographical conditions of northwestern Iran, reports of resistance of other mosquitoes' of this region, the susceptibility status of medically and veterinary important mosquitoes should be given serious attention.