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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: anopheles culicifacies

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera culicidae anopheles mosquito MED

Active Ingredient: malathion

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Organophophates
Group: OP CAS #: 121755 Shaugnessy Code: 57701

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G18618 2014 Field Evolved Resistance
Pakistan--
Azad Kashmir--
Mirpur
Batool, S., Khan, I. A., Hassan, S. A., Aijaz, A., Hamid, S., and Khalid, S. N. (2014). Determination of insecticide susceptibility/resistance status of anopheline mosquitoes in district Mirpur AJ&K. Pakistan Journal of Public Health, 4.
G18619 2014 Field Evolved Resistance
Pakistan--
Azad Kashmir--
Mirpur
Batool, S., Khan, I. A., Hassan, S. A., Aijaz, A., Hamid, S., and Khalid, S. N. (2014). Determination of insecticide susceptibility/resistance status of anopheline mosquitoes in district Mirpur AJ&K. Pakistan Journal of Public Health, 4.
G4452 1986 Field Evolved Resistance
Sri Lanka WHO 1986. (1986).
G3358 1977 Field Evolved Resistance
India Rajapogal, R. (1977). Malathion resistance in Anopheles culicifacies in Gujarat.. Indian J. Med. Res., 66 27.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.