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APRD Survey

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We value your contribution to and use of the Arthropod Pesticide Resistance Database (APRD).

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David Mota-Sanchez
Arthropod Resistance Database Director


Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: cimex lectularius

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
hemiptera cimicidae bed bug MED human

Active Ingredient: permethrin

MOA: Sodium channel modulators, Pyrethroids, Pyrethrins, DDT
Group: PYR CAS #: 52645-53-1 Shaugnessy Code: 109701

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G16078 2014 Field Evolved Resistance
Australia--
New South Whales--
Sydney (near)
Lilly, D., Zalucki, M., Orton, C., Russel, R., Webb, C., Doggett, S. (2014). Confirmation of insecticide resistance in Cimex lectularius Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Australia. Autral Entomology.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.