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aedes albopictus

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Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera culicidae asian tiger mosquito, forest day mosquito MED human

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. BHC/cyclodienes - Unspecified In Literature (#7)
  2. chlorpyrifos (#15)
  3. cyhalothrin-lambda (#15)
  4. cypermethrin (#20)
  5. cypermethrin-alpha (#9)
  6. cypermethrin-beta (#8)
  7. DDT (#26)
  8. deltamethrin (#32)
  9. emamectin benzoate (#15)
  10. fenitrothion
  11. fenthion (#3)
  12. indoxacarb (#15)
  13. malathion (#6)
  14. methomyl (#15)
  15. permethrin (#19)
  16. permethrin + TPP
  17. profenofos (#15)
  18. spinosad (#15)
  19. temephos (#6)
  20. thiodicarb (#15)
  21. triazophos (#14)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Ponlawat, A., Scott, J.G., Harrington, L.C. (2005). Insecticide Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus across Thailand. Journal of Medical Entomology, 42(5) 821-825.
2 Khong, B. K., Sutherland, D. J., Sprenger, D., Dickerson, D. and Nguyen, H. (1988). Susceptibility status of Aedes albopictus to three topically applied adulticides.. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 4 311-313.
3 WHO 1966a. (1966).
4 WHO 1976. (1976).
5 WHO 1980. (1980).
6 WHO 1986. (1986).
7 Khan, H., Akram, W., Shehzad, K., and Shaalan, E. (2011). First report of field evolved resistance to agrochemicals in dengue mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), from Pakistan. Parasites and Vectors, 4 146.
8 Chuaycharoensuk, T., Juntarajumnong, W., Boonyuan, W., Bangs, M., Akratanakul, P., Thammapalo, S., Jirakanjanakit, N., Tanasinchayakul, S., and Chareonviriyaphap, T. (2011). Frequency of Pyrthroid Resistance Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand. Journal of Vector Ecology, 36 204-212.
9 Chan, H. H., and Zairi, J. (2013). Permethrin resistance in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and associated fitness costs. Journal of Medical Entomology, 50 362-370.
10 Yiguan, W., Xin, L., Chengling, L., Su, T., Jianchao, J., Yuhong, G., Dongsheng, R., Zhicong, Y., Qiyong, L., and Fengxia, M. (2017). A Survey of Insecticide Resistance in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) During a 2014 Dengue Fever Outbreak in Guangzhou, China. Journal of Economic Entomology, 110(1) 239-244.
11 Rath, A., Mohanty, I., and Hazra, R. K. (2018). Insecticide susceptibility status of inactive Aedes albopictus across dengue endemic districts of Odisha, India. Pest Management Science.
12 Pichler, V., Bellini, R., Veronesi, R., Arnoldi, D., Rizzoli, A., Lia, R.P., Otranto D., Montarsi, F., Carlin, S., Ballardini, M., Antognini, E., Salvemini, M., Brianti, E., Gaglio, G., Manica, M., Cobre, P., Serini, P., Velo, E., Vontas, J., Kioulos, I.,. (2017). First evidence of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Italian Aedes albopictus populations 26 years after invasion. Pest Management Science.
13 Li, Y., Zhou, G., Zhong, D., Wang, X., Hemming-Schroeder, L., David, R. E., Lee, M., Zhong, S., Yi, G., Liu, Z., Cuie, G., and Yan, G. (2021). Widespread multiple insecticide resistance in the major dengue vector Aedes albopictus in Hainan Province, China.. Pest Management Science, 77 1945-1953.
14 Wang, Y., An, M., Stevens, K. M., & Liu, N. (2022). Insecticide Resistance in Alabama Populations of the Mosquito Aedes albopictus.. Journal of medical entomology, 59 678–1686.
15 an S, Miot EF, Liao Y, Khan MA, Rivot M, Tang LT-W, et al. (2025). Insecticide resistance levels, spatial distribution, and kdr mutations in the dengue vector Aedes albopictus of Hong Kong.. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 23 -- Cambodia -- 4
2 29 -- China -- 4
3 70 -- India -- 4
4 71 -- Indonesia -- 4
5 79 -- Japan -- 4
6 88 -- Madagascar -- 4
7 90 -- Malaysia -- 4
8 113 -- Philippines -- 4
9 125 -- Singapore -- 4
10 132 -- Sri Lanka -- 4
11 144 -- Thailand -- 4
12 160 -- Vietnam -- 4
13 181 -- USA -- Texas -- 4
14 780 -- Thailand -- Mae Sot--Pai Lom -- 4
15 785 -- Thailand -- Phatthalung -- Ban Na Node -- 4
16 4381 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
17 4382 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
18 4383 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
19 4384 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
20 4385 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
21 4386 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
22 4387 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
23 4388 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
24 4389 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
25 4390 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
26 4391 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
27 4392 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
28 4393 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
29 4394 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
30 4395 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
31 4396 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
32 4397 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
33 4398 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
34 4399 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
35 4400 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
36 4401 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
37 4402 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
38 4403 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
39 4404 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
40 4405 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
41 4406 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
42 4407 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
43 4408 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
44 4409 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
45 4410 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
46 4411 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
47 4412 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
48 4413 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Faisalabad -- 4
49 4414 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Sargodha -- 4
50 4415 -- Pakistan -- Punjab -- Lahore -- 4
51 5695 -- Thailand -- Songkhla-Sadao -- 4
52 5848 -- Malaysia -- Penang Island -- Sungai Dua -- 4
53 12068 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huadu -- 4
54 12069 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
55 12070 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Luogang -- 4
56 12071 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
57 12072 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huadu -- 4
58 12073 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
59 12074 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Luogang -- 4
60 12075 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
61 12076 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huadu -- 4
62 12077 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
63 12078 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Luogang -- 4
64 12079 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
65 12080 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huadu -- 4
66 12081 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
67 12082 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
68 12083 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huadu -- 4
69 12084 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
70 12085 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
71 12086 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huadu -- 4
72 12087 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
73 12088 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Luogang -- 4
74 12089 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
75 12090 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huadu -- 4
76 12091 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
77 12092 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huadu -- 4
78 12093 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
79 12094 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
80 12095 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
81 12096 -- China -- Guangzhou -- DDT -- 4
82 12097 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Huangpu -- 4
83 12098 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Luogang -- 4
84 12099 -- China -- Guangzhou -- Nansha -- 4
85 12355 -- India -- Odisha -- Cuttack -- 4
86 12356 -- India -- Odisha -- Bhadrak -- 4
87 12357 -- India -- Odisha -- Balasore -- 4
88 12358 -- India -- Odisha -- Jagatsinghpur -- 4
89 12359 -- India -- Odisha -- Kendrapara -- 4
90 12360 -- India -- Odisha -- Jaipur -- 4
91 12361 -- India -- Odisha -- Cuttack -- 4
92 12362 -- India -- Odisha -- Bhadrak -- 4
93 12363 -- India -- Odisha -- Balasore -- 4
94 12364 -- India -- Odisha -- Jagatsinghpur -- 4
95 12365 -- India -- Odisha -- Kendrapara -- 4
96 12366 -- India -- Odisha -- Jaipur -- 4
97 12370 -- Italy -- Emilia Romagna -- 4
98 12371 -- Italy -- Emilia Romagna -- 4
99 12372 -- Italy -- Puglia -- 4
100 12373 -- Greece -- 4
101 12374 -- Italy -- Veneto -- 4
102 12375 -- Italy -- Emilia Romagna -- 4
103 12376 -- Italy -- Liguria -- 4
104 12377 -- Italy -- Lazio -- 4
105 12378 -- Italy -- Puglia -- 4
106 12379 -- Italy -- Sicily -- 4
107 12380 -- Italy -- Sicily -- 4
108 12381 -- Albania -- 4
109 12382 -- Greece -- 4
110 13203 -- China -- Hainan -- Haikou -- 4
111 13226 -- China -- Hainan -- Haikou -- 4
112 13227 -- China -- Hainan -- Haikou -- 4
113 13230 -- China -- Hainan -- Wanning -- 4
114 13233 -- China -- Hainan -- Wanning -- 4
115 13236 -- China -- Hainan -- Sanya -- 4
116 13238 -- China -- Hainan -- Qiongzhong -- 4
117 14747 -- USA -- Tuskegee -- 4
118 16179 -- China -- Hong kong -- Hong Kong Island -- 4
119 16180 -- China -- Hong kong -- lamma Island -- 4
120 16181 -- China -- Hong kong -- Lion Rock -- 4
121 16188 -- China -- Hong kong -- Nort New Territories -- 4
122 16189 -- China -- Hong kong -- West New Territories -- 4
123 16190 -- China -- Hong kong -- Hong Kong Island -- 4
124 16191 -- China -- Hong kong -- lamma Island -- 4
125 16192 -- China -- Hong kong -- Nort New Territories -- 4
126 16193 -- China -- Hong kong -- West New Territories -- 4
127 16194 -- China -- Hong kong -- Hong Kong Island -- 4
128 16195 -- China -- Hong kong -- lamma island -- 4
129 16196 -- China -- Hong kong -- Lion Rock -- 4

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