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APRD Survey

Dear Users:

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

The APRD Team is conducting a Survey to gauge users experiences, our objective is to determine how the database enhances research, and to allow for users to provide feedback, suggestions and requests for potential improvements. Please take the anonymous survey using this link: Link to Survey

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David Mota-Sanchez
Arthropod Resistance Database Director


Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: aedes aegypti

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera culicidae yellow fever mosquito MED human

Active Ingredient: dichlorvos

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Organophophates
Group: OP CAS #: 62737 Shaugnessy Code: 84001

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G16732 2014 Field Evolved Resistance
India--
Tamil Nadu--
Salem
Muthusamy, R., Ramkumar, G., Karthi, S., and Shivakumar, M.S. (2014). Biochemical mechanisms of insecticide resistance in field population of Dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). International Journal of Mosquito Research, 1 1-4.
G4291 1985 Field Evolved Resistance
Nigeria Don-Pedro, K. N. and Adegbite, T. O. (1985). Nuvan resistance in a field strain of Aedes aegypti in Lagos, Nigeria.. Environ. Pollut. Ser. A. Ecol. Biol., 38 19-30.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.