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cimex lectularius

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
hemiptera cimicidae bed bug MED human

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. acetamiprid (#8)
  2. allethrin (#8)
  3. azamethiphos (#4)
  4. bendiocarb
  5. BHC/cyclodienes - Unspecified In Literature (#7)
  6. cyfluthrin-beta
  7. cyhalothrin-lambda
  8. DDT (#26)
  9. deltamethrin (#21)
  10. deltamethrin + PBO (#2)
  11. dieldrin
  12. dinotefuran (#3)
  13. fenitrothion
  14. imidacloprid (#9)
  15. malathion (#3)
  16. Organophosphates - Unspecified In Literature
  17. permethrin
  18. propoxur (#4)
  19. thiamethoxam (#2)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Brown, A. W. A. (1971). Pest resistance to pesticides.. In: ""Pesticides in the Enviroment,"" ed. White-Stevens,, 1 457-552.
2 Ferox, M. (1971). Biochemistry of malathion resistance in a strain of Cimex lectularius resistant to organophosphorus compounds.. Bull. Wld. Hlth. Ord., 45 795-804.
3 Johnson, M. S. and Hill, A. J. (1948). Partial resistance of a strain of bed bugs to DDT residuals.. Med. News Letter., 12 26-28.
4 Kalra, R.L. and Krishnamurthy, B.S. (1965). In: Brown, 1971.
5 Sharma, M.I.D., Mohan, B.N. and Singh, N.N. (1962). In Brown 1971.
6 Whitehead, G. B. (1962). A study of insecticide resistance in a population of bed bugs, Cimex lectularius L., and a method of assissing effectiveness of control measures in houses.. J. Entomol. Soc. So. Afr., 25 121-27.
7 WHO 1976. (1976).
8 WHO 1986. (1986).
9 Reid 1960. (1960).
10 Romero, A., Potter, M.F., Haynes, K.F. (2009). Evaluation of Piperonyl Butoxide as a Deltamethrin Synergist for Pyrethoid-Resistant Bed Bugs. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102 2310-2315.
11 Romero, A., Potter, M.F., Potter, D.A., Haynes, K.F. (2007). Insecticide Resistance in the Bed Bug: A Factor in the Pest's Sudden Resurgence?. Journal of Medical Entomology, 44 175-178.
12 Tawatsin, A., Thavara, U., Chompoosri, J., Phusup, Y., Jonjang, N., Khumsawads, C., Bhakdeenuan, P., Sawanpanyalert, P., Asavadachanukorn, P., Mulla, M. S., Siriyasatien, P., and Debboun, M. (2011). Insecticide resistance in bedbugs in Thailand and laboratory evaluation of insecticides for the control of Cimex hemipterus and Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, 48(5) 1023-1030.
13 Lilly, D., Zalucki, M., Orton, C., Russel, R., Webb, C., Doggett, S. (2014). Confirmation of insecticide resistance in Cimex lectularius Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Australia. Autral Entomology.
14 Campbell, B.E., and Miller, D.M. (2015). Insecticide Resistance in Eggs and First Instars of the Bed Bug, Cimex lecturius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). Insects, 6 122-132.
15 Romero, A.. and Anderson, T. (2016). High Levels of Resistance in the Common Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), to Neonicotinoid Insecticides. Journal of Medical Entomology , 53 727-731.
16 Koganemaru, R., Miller, D., and Adelman, Z. (2013). Robust cuticular penetration resistance in the common bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.) correlates with increased steady-state transcript levels of CPR-type cuticle protein genes. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 106 190-197.
17 Dang, K.,Toi C. S.,Lilly, D. G.,Bub an Dogget, S. L. (2015). Detection of knockdown resistance mutations in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), in Australia.. Pest Management Science, 71 914-922.
18 Cáceres, M., Santo-Orihuela, P.L., and Vassena, C.V. (2019). Evaluation of Resistance to Different Insecticides and Metabolic Detoxification Mechanism by Use of Synergist in the Common Bed Bug (Heteroptera: Cimicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology,, 56 1324–1330.
19 Yu, J. J., Ranabhat, S., & Wang, C. (2023). nsecticide Resistance of Cimex lectularius L. Populations and the Performance of Selected Neonicotinoid-Pyrethroid Mixture Sprays and an Inorganic Dust.. Insects, 14.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 30 -- Colombia -- 4
2 54 -- French Guiana -- 4
3 60 -- Greece -- 4
4 69 -- Hungary -- 4
5 70 -- India -- 4
6 71 -- Indonesia -- 4
7 72 -- Iran -- 4
8 76 -- Israel -- 4
9 77 -- Italy -- 4
10 79 -- Japan -- 4
11 114 -- Poland -- 4
12 128 -- South Africa -- 4
13 130 -- South Korea -- 4
14 147 -- Trinidad -- 4
15 150 -- Turkey -- 4
16 158 -- USSR -- 4
17 166 -- Zaire -- 4
18 167 -- Zambia -- 4
19 168 -- Zimbabwe -- 4
20 172 -- USA -- Indiana -- 4
21 177 -- USA -- Hawaii -- 4
22 181 -- USA -- Texas -- 4
23 190 -- USA -- Pennsylvania -- 4
24 207 -- USA -- Utah -- 4
25 214 -- USA -- Ohio -- 4
26 221 -- USA -- Illinois -- 4
27 247 -- USA -- Colorado -- 4
28 248 -- Indonesia -- Borneo -- 4
29 2376 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnatti -- 4
30 2377 -- USA -- Worcester -- Massachusetts -- 4
31 2378 -- USA -- Cincinnatti -- Ohio -- 4
32 2452 -- USA -- California -- Los Angeles -- 4
33 2453 -- USA -- Florida -- Kissimmee -- 4
34 2454 -- USA -- Kentucky -- Lexington -- 4
35 2455 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
36 2456 -- USA -- Virginia -- Vienna -- 4
37 2457 -- USA -- 4
38 2458 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
39 6328 -- Thailand -- Chiang Mai -- 4
40 6333 -- Thailand -- Chiang Mai -- 4
41 6338 -- Thailand -- Chiang Mai -- 4
42 6343 -- Thailand -- Chiang Mai -- 4
43 6879 -- Australia -- New South Whales -- Sydney (near) -- Sydney -- 4
44 6880 -- Australia -- New South Whales -- Sydney (near) -- Sydney -- 4
45 6881 -- Australia -- New South Whales -- Sydney (near) -- Sydney -- 4
46 10033 -- USA -- Virginia -- Richmond -- 4
47 10034 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
48 10035 -- USA -- Virginia -- Richmond -- 4
49 10036 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
50 10037 -- USA -- Virginia -- Richmond -- 4
51 10038 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
52 11557 -- USA -- Michigan -- Troy -- 4
53 11558 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
54 11559 -- USA -- New Jersey -- Jersey City -- 4
55 11560 -- USA -- Michigan -- Troy -- 4
56 11561 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
57 11562 -- USA -- Michigan -- Troy -- 4
58 11563 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
59 11564 -- USA -- New Jersey -- Jersey City -- 4
60 11565 -- USA -- Michigan -- Troy -- 4
61 11566 -- USA -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 4
62 11948 -- USA -- Virginia -- Richmond -- 4
63 11949 -- USA -- Virginia -- Richmond -- 4
64 12741 -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Darlinghurst -- 4
65 12742 -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Redfern -- 4
66 12743 -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Abbotsford -- 4
67 12745 -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- North Parramatta -- 4
68 12746 -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Northbridge -- 4
69 12747 -- Australia -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- Moonee Ponds -- 4
70 12748 -- Australia -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- West Melbourne -- 4
71 12749 -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- North Parramatta -- 4
72 12833 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Barracas -- Hospital -- 4
73 12834 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Pergamino -- Hotel -- 4
74 12835 -- Argentina -- Retiro -- Hotel -- 4
75 12836 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Tigre -- Hotel -- 4
76 12838 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Barracas -- Hospital -- 4
77 12840 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Pergamino -- 4
78 12841 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Retiro -- 4
79 12843 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Tigre -- Hotel -- 4
80 12844 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Barracas -- Hospital -- 4
81 12845 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Pergamino -- Hotel -- 4
82 12846 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Retiro -- Hotel -- 4
83 12847 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Tigre -- Hotel -- 4
84 12848 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Barracas -- Hospital -- 4
85 12849 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Pergamino -- Hotel -- 4
86 12850 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Retiro -- 4
87 12852 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Tigre -- 4
88 14807 -- USA -- Linden 2019 -- 4
89 14808 -- USA -- Linden 2019 -- 4
90 14809 -- USA -- Aberden -- 4
91 14810 -- USA -- Bayonne 2015 -- 4
92 14811 -- USA -- Canfield -- 4
93 14812 -- USA -- Irvington -- 4
94 14813 -- USA -- Irvington 624-5G -- 4
95 14814 -- USA -- Linden 2019 -- 4
96 14815 -- USA -- New Brunswick -- 4

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