Insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) could compromise the sustainability of malaria vector control strategies in West Africa

•Evolution toward insecticide resistance in An. gambiae is probably related to the current use of insecticides in agriculture.•We identified species and sub species in B. tabaci and An. gambiae s.l.•We reviewed phenotypical and genotypical data on B. tabaci and An. gambiae.•kdr and ace1-R mutations were both detected in B. tabaci and An. gambiae.