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culex pipiens

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

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. Bacillus sphaericus 2362
  2. Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis
  3. chlorpyrifos (#12)
  4. cyfluthrin
  5. cyhalothrin-lambda (#4)
  6. DDT (#10)
  7. deltamethrin (#4)
  8. dichlorvos (#8)
  9. fensulfothion
  10. fenthion (#3)
  11. malathion (#8)
  12. parathion (#7)
  13. permethrin (#5)
  14. propoxur (#6)
  15. temephos (#8)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Bourguet, D., R. Capela, and M. Raymond. (1996). An Insensitive Acetylcholinesterase in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) from Portugal. Journal of Economic Entomology, 89(5) 1060-1066.
2 Bonning, B.C., J. Hemingway, R. Romi, and G. Majori. (1991). Interaction of insecticide resistance genes in field populations of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) from Italy in response to changing insecticide selection pressure. Bulletin of Entomological research, 81 5-10.
3 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.
4 Paul, A., Harrington, L.C., Zhang, L., Scott, J.G. (2005). Insecticide Resistance in Culex pipiens from New York. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 21(3) 305-309.
5 Cui, F., Lin, L.-F., Qiao, C.-L., Xu, Y., Marquine, M., Weill, M., and Raymond, M. (2006). Insecticide resistance in Chinese populations of the Culex pipiens complex through esterase overproduction. ?, 120 211-220.
6 c. (2006). Insecticide resistance in Chinese populations of the Culex pipiens complex through esterase overproduction. ?, 120 211-220.
7 Akiner, M.M., Simsek, F.M., Caglar, S.S. (2009). Insectice Resistance of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Turkey. Journal of Pesticide Science, 34 259-264.
8 Fathian, M., Vatandoost, H., Moosa-Kazemi, S.H., Raeisi, A., Yaghoobi-ershade, M.R., Oshaghi, M.A., and Sedaghat, M.M. (2015). Susceptibility of Culicidae Mosquitoes to Some Insecticides Recommended by WHO in a Malaria Endemic Area of Southeastern Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 9(1) 22-34.
9 El-Sheikh, S., Ashour, M., Aamir, M., and Gamal, M. (2014). Monitoring the Effect of Insecticide Selection on Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Larval Susceptibility to Malathion and Lambda-Cyhalothrin. Journal of Entomology, 11 (1) 14 - 24.
10 Naseri-Karimi, N., Vatandoost, H., Bagheri, M., and Chavshin, A. (2015). Susceptibility status of Culex pipiens against deltamethrin and DDT, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease , 5 S77-S79.
11 Kanani, A. K., Katbeh-Bader, A., Al-Abdallat, M., and Shadfan, B. (2015). Susceptibility Tests on Insecticides Used to Control Mosquitoes in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 8 183-186.
12 Ataie, A., Moosa-Kazemi, S., Vatandoost, H., Yaghoobi-Ershadi, M., Bakhshi, H., and Anjomruz, M. (2015). Assessing the Susceptibility Status of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in a Dirofilariasis Focus, Northwestern Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 9 7-21.
13 Aboulfadl, S., Mellouki, F.,Aouinty, B., and Faraj, C. (2020). Susceptibility status of Culex pipiens larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) to the main insecticides used in larval control in the regions of Rabat and Casablanca in Morocco. International Journal of Pest Management.
14 Aboulfadl, Souhail & Mellouki, Fouad & Ameur, Btissam & Faraj, Chafika. (2022). Insecticide Resistance in the Disease Vector Culex pipiens in Morocco: Intensity, Mechanisms, and Contribution in Insecticide Resistance Management.. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology.
15 Pichler, Verena & Giammarioli, Carola & Bellini, Romeo & Veronesi, Rodolfo & Arnoldi, Daniele & Rizzoli, Annapaola & Lia, Riccardo & Otranto, Domenico & Ballardini, Marco & Cobre, Pietro & Serini, Paola & della Torre, Alessandra & Caputo, Beniamino. (2022). First evidence of pyrethroid resistance in Italian populations of West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens.. Medical and Veterinary Entomology., 36.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 77 -- Italy -- 4
2 115 -- Portugal -- 4
3 644 -- Tunisia -- Cite Olympique -- 4
4 797 -- USA -- New York -- Syracuse -- Onondaga -- 4
5 905 -- China -- Guangdong -- Guangzhou -- Sewage -- 4
6 906 -- China -- Guangdong -- Guangzhou -- Cesspool -- 4
7 908 -- China -- Guangdong -- Foshan -- Puddle -- 4
8 910 -- China -- Guangdong -- Foshan -- puddle -- 4
9 913 -- China -- Hubei -- Wuhan -- Cesspool -- 4
10 914 -- China -- Henan -- Zhengzhou -- Water tank -- 4
11 915 -- China -- Henan -- Zhengzhou -- Ditch -- 4
12 2506 -- Turkey -- Birecik -- Adacik-Mezra -- 4
13 2507 -- Turkey -- Viransehir -- Persiverek -- 4
14 2508 -- Turkey -- Mersin -- Erdemli -- 4
15 2509 -- Turkey -- Cankiri -- Hacilar -- 4
16 2510 -- Turkey -- Ankara -- Akyurt -- 4
17 2511 -- Turkey -- Antalya -- Kundu -- 4
18 2512 -- Turkey -- Antalya -- Birecik -- 4
19 2516 -- Turkey -- Birecik -- Adacik-Mezra -- 4
20 2517 -- Turkey -- Viransehir -- Persiverek -- 4
21 2518 -- Turkey -- Hatay -- Merkez -- 4
22 2519 -- Turkey -- Ankara -- Akyurt -- 4
23 2520 -- Turkey -- Antalya -- Kundu -- 4
24 10297 -- Iran -- Sistan and Baluchistan -- Chabahar -- 4
25 10298 -- Iran -- Sistan and Baluchistan -- Chabahar -- 4
26 10299 -- Iran -- Sistan and Baluchistan -- Chabahar -- 4
27 10300 -- Iran -- Sistan and Baluchistan -- Chabahar -- 4
28 10437 -- Egypt -- Sharkia Governate -- 4
29 10439 -- Egypt -- Sharkia Governate -- 4
30 10440 -- Egypt -- Sharkia Governate -- 4
31 10565 -- Iran -- West Azerbaijan -- Urmia -- 4
32 10566 -- Iran -- West Azerbaijan -- Urmia -- 4
33 10740 -- Jordan -- Ghor as Safi -- 4
34 10747 -- Iran -- East Azarbaijan -- Ahar -- 4
35 10748 -- Iran -- East Azarbaijan -- Ahar -- 4
36 10749 -- Iran -- East Azarbaijan -- Ahar -- 4
37 13526 -- Morocco -- Mohammedia -- 4
38 13527 -- Morocco -- Casablanca -- Mohammedia -- 4
39 13528 -- Morocco -- Casablanca -- Benslimane -- 4
40 13529 -- Morocco -- Rabat -- Sale -- 4
41 13530 -- Morocco -- Rabat -- Skhirate -- 4
42 14760 -- Morocco -- Benslimane -- 4
43 14761 -- Morocco -- Benslimane -- 4
44 14762 -- Morocco -- Skhirate -- 4
45 14851 -- Malaysia -- Minden, Penang -- Ferrara -- FE1 -- 4
46 14852 -- Malaysia -- Minden, Penang -- Ferrara -- FE2 -- 4
47 14853 -- Malaysia -- Minden, Penang -- Ferrara -- FE2 -- 4

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