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Background  Volatile pyrethroids (VPs) are proven to reduce human–vector contact for mosquito vectors. With increasing resistance to pyrethroids in mosquitoes, the efficacy of VPs, such as transfluthrin, may be compromised. Therefore, experiments were conducted to determine if the efficacy of transfluthrin eave-positioned targeted insecticide (EPTI) depends on the resistance status of malaria vectors.    Methods  Ribbons treated with 5.25 g transfluthrin or untreated controls were used around the eaves of an experimental hut as EPTI inside a semi-field system. Mosquito strains with different levels of pyrethroid resistance were released simultaneously, recaptured by means of human landing catches (HLCs) and monitored for 24-h mortality. Technical-grade (TG) transfluthrin was used, followed by emulsifiable concentrate (EC) transfluthrin and additional mosquito strains. Generalized linear mixed models with binomial distribution were used to determine the impact of transfluthrin and mosquito strain on mosquito landing rates and 24-h mortality.    Results  EPTI treated with 5.25 g of either TG or EC transfluthrin significantly reduced HLR of all susceptible and resistant  Anopheles  mosquitoes (Odds Ratio (OR) ranging from 0.14 (95% Confidence Interval (CI) [0.11–0.17], P < 0.001) to 0.57, (CI [0.42–0.78]  P  < 0.001). Both TG and EC EPTI had less impact on landing for the resistant  Anopheles arabiensis  (Mbita strain) compared to the susceptible  Anopheles gambiae  (Ifakara strain) (OR 1.50 [95% CI 1.18–1.91]  P  < 0.001) and (OR 1.67 [95% CI 1.29–2.17]  P  < 0.001), respectively. The EC EPTI also had less impact on the resistant  An. arabiensis  (Kingani strain) (OR 2.29 [95% CI 1.78–2.94]  P  < 0.001) compared to the control however the TG EPTI was equally effective against the resistant Kingani strain and susceptible Ifakara strain (OR 1.03 [95% CI 0.82–1.32]  P  = 0.75). Finally the EC EPTI was equally effective against the susceptible  An. gambiae  (Kisumu strain) and the resistant  An. gambiae  (Kisumu-kdr strain) (OR 0.98 [95% CI 0.74–1.30]  P  = 0.90).    Conclusions  Transfluthrin-treated EPTI could be useful in areas with pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes, but it remains unclear whether stronger resistance to pyrethroids will undermine the efficacy of transfluthrin. At this dosage, transfluthrin EPTI cannot be used to kill exposed mosquitoes.    Supplementary Information  The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12936-021-03880-2.

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Transfluthrin eave-positioned targeted insecticide (EPTI) reduces human landing rate (HLR) of pyrethroid resistant and susceptible malaria vectors in a semi-field simulated peridomestic space