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
Author Information
- 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