Laboratory evaluation of drugs/systemic insecticides as endectocides through membrane feeding method: a unique approach for the control of mosquito vectors.

Background: Insecticide resistance, changing vector feeding behavior, and zoonotic transmission are key challenges for current vector control strategies. Use of endectocide drugs/systemic insecticides is a novel vector control strategy by the World Health Organization (WHO). We evaluated the efficacy of different concentrations of endectocide drugs/systemic insecticides against Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus by membrane blood feeding method.