ADDITIONAL SELECTION FOR INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE IN URBAN MALARIA VECTORS: DDT RESISTANCE IN ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS FROM BOBO-DIOULASSO, BURKINA FASO.

Additional selection for insecticide resistance in urban malaria vectors: DDT resistance in Anopheles arabiensis from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

In the city of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, Anopheles arabiensis has superseded Anopheles gambiae s.s.as the major malaria vector and the larvae are found in highly polluted habitats normally considered unsuitable for Anopheles mosquitoes.Here we show that An.gambiae s.l.adults emerging from a highly kids beanie polluted site in the city centre

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