Larvicidal and pupicidal activity of spinosad against the malarial vector Anopheles stephensi.

Objective: To investigate the larvicidal and pupicidal activity of spinosad against Anopheles stephensi Listen.

Methods: Spinosad from the actinomycete, Saccharopolyspora spinosa was tested against Anopheles stephensi at different concentrations (0.01, 0.