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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: pediculus humanus capitis

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
phthiraptera pediculidae head louse MED humans

Active Ingredient: dieldrin

MOA: GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, Cyclodiene organochlorines
Group: CYCLO CAS #: 60-57-1 Shaugnessy Code: 45001

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G4236 1984 Field Evolved Resistance
Netherlands WHO 1984. (1984).
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.