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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: culex pipiens

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

Active Ingredient: Bacillus sphaericus 2362

MOA: Microbial disruptors of insect midgut membranes (includes transgenic crops), Bacillus sphaericus
Group: BAC CAS #: Shaugnessy Code:

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G5923 2002 Unspecified
Tunisia Nielsen-LeRoux, C., Pasteur, N., Pretre, J., Charles, J.F., Sheikh, H.B., Chevillon, C. (2002). High Resistance to Bacillus sphaericus Binary Toxin in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae): The Complex Situation of West Mediterranean Countries.. Journal of Medical Entomology, 39(5) 729-735.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.