Peoples Gazette
A team of researchers at the Federal University Dutse has discovered some species of mosquitoes that are resistant to insecticide-treated nets in Jigawa, except those treated with a particular insecticide called Primiphosmethyl.
Abdullahi Yahaya-Bello, the university’s spokesman, announced this in a statement.
Mr Yahaya-Bello said the research, sponsored by the Global Programme for Malaria Control under the Surveillance for Mosquitoes Resistance against three classes of insecticides (pyrethroids, organochlorine, and organophosphates), was conducted in the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory…
