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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: Amblyomma cajennense

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
acari acaridae cayenne tick MED mammals, reptiles, anphibians

Active Ingredient: deltamethrin

MOA: Sodium channel modulators, Pyrethroids, Pyrethrins, DDT
Group: PYR CAS #: 52918635 Shaugnessy Code: 97805

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G13702 2011 Field Evolved Resistance
Brazil--
Goias
de Paula, E., Garcia, Z., de Freitas, F. (2011). Monitoring of resistance or susceptibility of adults and larvae of Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae) to synthetic acaricides in Goias, Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 53 189-202.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.