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pediculus humanus humanus

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
phthiraptera pediculidae human body louse MED humans

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. BHC/cyclodienes - Unspecified In Literature (#21)
  2. Carbamates - Unspecified in Literature
  3. carbaryl
  4. DDT (#25)
  5. malathion (#6)
  6. mobam
  7. Organophosphates - Unspecified In Literature (#2)
  8. phenthoate
  9. temephos

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Blommers, L. and van Lennep, M. (1978). Head lice in The Netherlands: susceptibility for insecticides in field sample.. Entomol. Exp. Appl., 25 243-51.
2 Brown, A. W. A. (1971). Pest resistance to pesticides.. In: ""Pesticides in the Enviroment,"" ed. White-Stevens,, 1 457-552.
3 Cole, M.M., Clark, P.H., Weidhass, D.E. (1969). Failure of laboratory colonies of body lice to develop resistance to malathion.. J. Econ. Entomol., 62 568-69.
4 Cole, M. M., Clark, P. H., Washington, F., Ellerbe, W. and Van Natta, D. L. (1973). Resistance to malathion in a strain of body lice from Burundi.. J. Econ. Entomol., 66 118-19.
5 Duport, M., Combiesco, I. And enesco-Atanasiu, A. (1964). Contribution a l' etude de la sensibilite de l' espece Pediculus corporis aux insecticides.. Arch. Roum. Path. Exp. Micr., 23 1045-52.
6 Maunder, J. W. (1971). Resistance to organochlorine insecticides in head lice and trials using alternative comounds.. Med. Officer No., 125 27-29.
7 WHO 1976. (1976).
8 WHO 1980. (1980).
9 WHO 1986. (1986).

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 1 -- Afghanistan -- 4
2 22 -- Burundi -- 4
3 28 -- Chile -- 4
4 45 -- Egypt -- 4
5 49 -- Ethiopia -- 4
6 53 -- France -- 4
7 68 -- Hong Kong -- 4
8 70 -- India -- 4
9 72 -- Iran -- 4
10 79 -- Japan -- 4
11 80 -- Jordan -- 4
12 87 -- Libya -- 4
13 95 -- Mexico -- 4
14 99 -- Netherlands -- 4
15 106 -- Nigeria -- 4
16 112 -- Peru -- 4
17 118 -- Romania -- 4
18 122 -- Senegal -- 4
19 124 -- Sierra Leone -- 4
20 128 -- South Africa -- 4
21 130 -- South Korea -- 4
22 133 -- Sudan -- 4
23 139 -- Syria -- 4
24 143 -- Tanzania -- 4
25 149 -- Tunisia -- 4
26 150 -- Turkey -- 4
27 151 -- Uganda -- 4
28 154 -- United Kingdom -- 4
29 162 -- West Africa -- 4
30 165 -- Yugoslavia -- 4
31 179 -- USA -- Florida -- 4

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