Comparative Knockdown Efficacy of Locally Made Insecticide ‘Ota Pia-Pia’ and Commercially Available ‘Sniper’ Against Malaria Vectors Using Deltametrin as the Control Standard in Keffi Local Government Area, Nasarawa, Nigeria

Mosquitoes are vectors of the major diseases public health concern in World. These include malaria, dengue fever, lymphatic filariasis, yellow chikwungunya and recently zika virus causing morbidity mortality tropical sub-tropical regions world. The success malarial vector control depends on susceptibility Anopheles mosquitoes to insecticides. One locally made insecticide (Ota Pia-Pia), synthetic insecticides Sniper while Deltamethrin were used as a go standard from WHOPES for two conduct Bioassay test against Keffi Local Government Area, Nasarawa aim is compare state knockdown effects. papers included Ota pia-pia impregnated with (0.05%, 0.5% 1.0%), sniper (0.05%) general using untreated paper 0.05% olive oil. mosquito larvae collected three locations Area returned plastic bowls insectary laboratory Department Zoology, State University, reared adults. hundred (100) female fed glucose 3 – 5 days per treatment replicated four times. post-exposure one hour 24hours was assessed. It observed that at 1%, concentrations had highest effect, 96%, 90% 88% respectively least effect 25%, 28% 29% August, September October respectively. results indicated populations locality more resistant than sniper. A regular monitoring resistance status essential help our communities.