CROSS-RESISTANCE TO PYRETHROID AND ORGANOPHOSPHORUS INSECTICIDES IN THE SOUTHERN HOUSE MOSQUITO (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) FROM CUBA

Authors
BISSET J RODRIGUEZ M SOCA A PASTEUR N RAYMOND M
Citation
J. Bisset et al., CROSS-RESISTANCE TO PYRETHROID AND ORGANOPHOSPHORUS INSECTICIDES IN THE SOUTHERN HOUSE MOSQUITO (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) FROM CUBA, Journal of medical entomology, 34(2), 1997, pp. 244-246
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of medical entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222585
Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
244 - 246
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2585(1997)34:2<244:CTPAOI>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A sample of the southern house mosquito, Culex pipiens quinquefasciatu s Say, from Cuba was subjected to lambda-cyhalothrin selection to eval uate the usefulness of this pyrethroid insecticide for mosquito contro l. High resistance developed after 6 generations of selection. Little or no cross-resistance was observed to other pyethroids (deltamethrin and cypermethrin), to a carbamate (propoxur) and to some organophospha tes (chlorpyrifos and pirimiphos-methyl), but high cross-resistance wa s found to malathion (organophosphate). Possible resistance mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon are discussed.