How does PermaNet® 3.0 work against kdr resistant mosquitoes?
PBO has been shown to overcome kdr resistance against alpha-cypermethrin in species of aphids and whitefly.1 The baseline metabolic enzymes of kdr resistant mosquitoes (i.e. mosquitoes resistant to pyrethroids) are inhibited in the same way the susceptible mosquitoes are affected. Mosquitoes with kdr resistance are probably also affected by the enhanced penetration of deltamethrin into the insect.
