The EMCA 2025 training course focuses on addressing the escalating issue of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. Participants will engage in both theoretical and hands-on learning, delving into key mechanisms of insecticide resistance. Through a combination of short lectures, structured discussions, and practical exercises, attendees will gain a basic understanding of insecticide resistance monitoring and explore methods how to measure this growing threat. By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Describe key mechanisms driving insecticide resistance in mosquitoes

• Explain the latest trends and challenges associated with insecticide resistance

• Implement practical techniques for monitoring insecticide resistance

Key elements:

• Lectures on insecticide classes, insecticide resistance types in mosquitoes and respective monitoring methodologies such as bioassays and molecular diagnostics

• Practical sessions on phenotypic resistance measurement techniques:

  • WHO insecticide bioassay with adult mosquitoes

  • Insecticide-treated bednet efficacy test

  • Insecticide behavioral assay

  • Plant-based oil larvicidal assay