Insecticide susceptibility in larval populations of the West Nile vector Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Saudi Arabia

Al Thabiani Aziz; Hasibur Rehman; Shalini Saggu; Chellasamy Panneerselvam; Jazem Abdullah Mahyoub; Majed Salum S Alrefaei; Kadarkarai Murugan; Marcello Nicoletti; Hui Wei; Angelo Canale; Giovanni Benelli

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Insecticide susceptibility in larval populations of the West Nile vector Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Saudi Arabia

Author: Al Thabiani AZIZ ¹ ; Hasibur REHMAN ¹ ; Shalini SAGGU ¹ ; Chellasamy PANNEERSELVAM ¹ ; Jazem Abdullah MAHYOUB ² ; Majed Salum S. ALREFAEI ² ; Kadarkarai MURUGAN ³ ; Marcello NICOLETTI ⁴ ; Hui WEI ⁵ ; Angelo CANALE ⁶ ; Giovanni BENELLI ⁶
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1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tabuk
2. Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University
3. Division of Entomology, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University
4. Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome
5. Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
6. Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acute toxicity; Biosafety; Carbamates; Larvicides; Mosquito control programs; Pyrethroids
From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2016;6(5):390-395
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the susceptibility to some conventional and non-conventional insecticides in laboratory and field larval populations of the West Nile vector Culex pipiens L. (Cx. pipiens), the dominant species in Jeddah Province, Saudi Arabia. Methods: The tested conventional insecticides were Actikil and Pesgard, while the non-conventional ones were Bacilod, Dudim and Baycidal. Probit analysis and photomicroscopical observations were carried out to shed light on acute toxicity in laboratory and field Cx. pipiens strains. Results: Cx. pipiens were more susceptible to Pesgard (LC