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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: culex pipiens pallens

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

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
G7378 2006 Unspecified
China Tao, L.M., Yang, J.Z., Zhuang, P.J., Tang, Z.H. (2006). Effect of a mixture of iprobenfos and malathion on the development of malathion resistance in the mosquito Culex pipiens pallens Coq. Pest Management Science, 62 86-90.
G3759 1980 Field Evolved Resistance
China Liu, W. (1980). The insecticide resistance of mosquitoes in China.. Paper presented at Int. Congr. Entomol. Kyoto 1980..
G3760 1980 Field Evolved Resistance
Japan WHO 1980. (1980).
G3761 1980 Field Evolved Resistance
South Korea WHO 1980. (1980).
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.