Table 1: Insecticides evaluated for larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti (Data procured from IRAC).

Insecticide	IUPAC name	Structure	Mode of action	Percent purity
Organochlorines
Lindane	(1r,2R,3S,4r,5R,6S)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane		Inhibit gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) chloride ionophore complex	99.5
Endosulphan	6,7,8,9,10-Hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepine-3-oxide		Inhibit gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) chloride ionophore complex	96.5
Organophosphates
Malathion	Diethyl 2-[(dimethoxyphosphorothioyl) sulfanyl] butanede		Inhibit acetylcholine esterase enzyme	95.0
Fenitrothion	O,O-Dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioatek		Inhibit acetylcholine esterase enzyme	96.7
Carbamates
Carbofuran	2,2-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate		Inhibit acetylcholine esterase enzyme	98.0
Fenobucarb	2-Butan-2-ylphenyl) N-methylcarbamate		Inhibit acetylcholine esterase enzyme	95.0
Pyrethroids
Lambda-cyhalothrin	3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl cyclopropanecarboxylate		Modulate sodium channels	98.0
Alpha-cypermethrin	[Cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl] 3-(2,2-dichloropropane-1-carboxylate		Modulate sodium channels	97.0
Permethrin	(±)-3-Phenoxybenzyl 3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate		Modulate sodium channels	94.0
Deltamethrin	[(S)- Cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)-methyl] (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromoethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropane-1-carboxylate		Modulate sodium channels	98.0
Neonicotinoid
Acetamiprid	N-[(6- chloro-3-pyridyl) methyl]-N’-cyano-N-methyl-acetamidine		Compete with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors	99.9
Alkaloid-Secondary metabolite
Berberine	5,6-Dihydro-9,10-dimethoxybenzo[g]-1,3-benzodioxolo[5,6-a]quinolizinium		Singlet oxygen generation effect DNA Pol-I	95.0
Avermectin
Emamectin benzoate	4′′-Deoxy-4′′-epi-methylamino-avermectin (Medical Subject Heading -MeSH)		Modulate glutamate gated chloride channels (allosteric modulators)	99.3