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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: culex pipiens pipiens

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera culicidae house mosquito MED House Mosquito

Active Ingredient: methoprene

MOA: Juvenile hormone mimics, Juvenile hormone analogues
Group: JHM CAS #: 40596698 Shaugnessy Code: 105401

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G9609 2009 Field Evolved Resistance
Cyprus--
Lemesos
Vasquez, M.I., Violaris, M., Hadjivassilis, A., and Wirth, M.C. (2009). Susceptibility of Culex pipiens Field Populations in Cyprus to Conventional Organic Insecticides, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, and Methoprene. Journal of Medical Entomology, 46 881-887.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.