First report on adulticide susceptibility status of aedes albopictus, culex quinquefasciatus, and culex vishnui from a pig farm in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
The present study aims to investigate the susceptibility status of Aedes albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Cx. vishnui collected from a pig farm in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, toward 11 insecticides representing the classes of organochlorines, carbamates, organophosphates, and pyrethroids. The results of a World Health Organization adult mosquito bioassay revealed that Ae. albopictus, Cx. quinquefasciatus, and Cx. vishnui exhibited different susceptibility toward various insecticides. Overall, pyrethroids were able to induce rapid knockdown for all test mosquito species. The pyrethroids lambdacyhalothrin and etofenprox were able to cause high mortality (>80) of all 3 species. The findings of the present study will benefit local authorities in selecting appropriate dosage of insecticides to be used in mosquito control in this area.
Keywords
Adulticide susceptibility pig farm Aedes albopictus Culex quinquefasciatus Culex vishnui Malaysia japanese encephalitis-virus insecticide resistance mosquitos culicidae diptera aegypti organophosphate carbamate malathion ddt
Divisions
InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Publication Title
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
Volume
29
Issue
3