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ctenocephalides felis

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
siphonaptera pulicidae cat flea MED cat, human

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. bendiocarb
  2. BHC/cyclodienes - Unspecified In Literature (#4)
  3. carbaryl
  4. chlordane
  5. cyfluthrin
  6. cypermethrin
  7. DDT (#12)
  8. dieldrin
  9. fenvalerate
  10. lindane
  11. malathion (#2)
  12. methoxychlor
  13. tau-fluvalinate

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Lemke, L.A., P.G. Koehler, and R. S. Patterson. (1989). Susceptibility of the Cat Flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) to Pyrethroids. Journal of Economic Entomology, 82(3) 839-841.
2 Brown, A. W. A. and Pal, R. (1971). Insecticide resistance in anthropods.. WHO Monogr. Ser. No. 38, Geneva, 491 pp..
3 Brown, A. W. A. (1971). Pest resistance to pesticides.. In: ""Pesticides in the Enviroment,"" ed. White-Stevens,, 1 457-552.
4 Chaves, G. M. (1965). In: FAO 1967.
5 El-Gazzar, L. M., Milio, J., Koehler, P. G. and Patterson, R. S. (1986). Insecticide resistance in the cat flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae).. J. Econ. Entomol., 79 132-34.
6 (1967). Report of the First Session of the FAO Working Party of Experts on Resistance of Pests to Pesticides.. FAO, Rome 1965.
7 Fox, I., Rivera, G. A. and Bayona, I. G. (1968). Toxicity of six insecticides to the cat flea.. J. Econ. Entomol., 61 869-70.
8 Hely, P.C. (1965). In: FAO 1967.
9 Kerr, R. W. (1977). Resistance to control chemicals in Australian arthropod pests.. J. Aust. Entomol. Soc., 16 327-34.
10 Kilpatrick & Fay. (1952).
11 WHO 1980. (1980).
12 WHO 1986. (1986).
13 Wilson, H. G., Keller, J. C. and Smith, C. N. (1957). Control of fleas in yards.. J. Econ. Entomol., 50 365-66.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 18 -- Brazil -- 4
2 23 -- Cambodia -- 4
3 38 -- Denmark -- 4
4 54 -- French Guiana -- 4
5 65 -- Guyana -- 4
6 68 -- Hong Kong -- 4
7 79 -- Japan -- 4
8 116 -- Puerto Rico -- 4
9 134 -- Suriname -- 4
10 157 -- USA -- 4
11 169 -- USA -- Nebraska -- 4
12 177 -- USA -- Hawaii -- 4
13 179 -- USA -- Florida -- 4
14 199 -- Australia -- New South Wales -- 4
15 255 -- USA -- Southeast -- 4
16 256 -- USA -- South -- 4

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