Under Insecticide Treated Bed Nets Program me, insecticide used is -

Inseccide Treated Bed Nets (ITBN) Programme (esp. deltamethrin) has resulted in significant decline in malaria incidence and API Average decline in anopheline mosquito density - 68% Average decline in cuicine mosquito density - 50% Chemicals used in ITBN Programme : Synthec pyretheroids Deltamethrin : 2.5% in dosage of 25 mg/m2 Cyfluthrin: 5% in dosage of 50 mg/m2 Other inseccides used : Permethrin, Lambdacyhalothrin, Etofenprox, Cypermethrin Effecveness of pyrethroids: For 6-12 months (Retreatment every 6 months) Long-lasng inseccidal mosquito nets (LLINs) : Also use pyrethroid inseccides, and a chemical binder that allows the nets to be washed > 20 mes, allowing use for > 3 years.