Sua1B cell growth was inhibited by insecticides.
Cl− currents were enhanced in the presence of lindane in a Ca++ dependent manner.
DIDS blocked Cl− currents in most cells, but some were insensitive.
Type 2, but not type 1 pyrethroids also significantly reduced Cl− currents.
A type of “electrically silent” Na+ channels may exist in Sua1B cells.