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This report by the World Health Organization (WHO) documents a comprehensive multi-centre laboratory study on monitoring insecticide resistance in sand flies, a crucial aspect of vector control programs targeting diseases like leishmaniasis. The study, coordinated by WHO experts, involved various international research institutions and aimed to establish reliable testing procedures for resistance detection. Through bioassays and data analysis, the study assessed the efficacy of different insecticides and explored the use of piperonyl butoxide as a synergist in bioassays. The report highlights the main challenges encountered during the research and the key achievements in developing standardized methods for resistance monitoring. This work is intended for entomologists, public health officials, and researchers involved in vector control and disease prevention.

Insecticide resistance. --- Sand flies. --- Insecticide resistance --- Sand flies

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Dissertations, Academic --- Entomology and Nematology --- Entomology and Nematology thesis Ph. D --- Insects --- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous --- Psychodidae --- Sand flies --- Dominican Republic --- UF

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This is the first English-language book dedicated to Brazilian sand flies and their medical importance. No other country has so many species of these haematophagous insects as Brazil and their diversity has reached an astonishing level. The book contains comprehensive chapters, written by Brazilian experts on their regional distribution, their ecology and their importance as vectors of pathogens and parasites. Methods for sampling, processing and preserving phlebotomines are reviewed as are perspectives on surveillance and leishmaniasis vector control. A novel classification is presented whose aim is to help investigators identify the species that they are working with more efficiently.

Sand flies. --- Life sciences. --- Parasitology. --- Microbiology. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Phlebotominae --- Psychodidae --- Medical parasitology. --- Insects --- Zoology --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Microorganisms --- Human beings --- Human parasitology --- Medical sciences --- Parasitology --- Parasitic diseases --- Parasites --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Botany --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Plants