Insecticide toxicity, glutathione transferases and carboxylesterase activities in the larva of the Aedes mosquito.

1. Toxicity evaluations of DDT, lindane, abate and carbaryl were carried out in the larvae of two wild Aedes aegypti strains from Kuala Lumpur and Klang. The Kuala Lumpur strain was more susceptible to the insecticides than the Klang strain.