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pulex irritans

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
siphonaptera pulicidae human flea MED

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. BHC/cyclodienes - Unspecified In Literature (#5)
  2. DDT (#8)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Brown, A. W. A. (1971). Pest resistance to pesticides.. In: ""Pesticides in the Enviroment,"" ed. White-Stevens,, 1 457-552.
2 Chaves, G. M. (1965). In: FAO 1967.
3 WHO 1976. (1976).
4 WHO. (1966). Summary of tests reported to ME/RTI from 1 September 1965 to 28 February 1966 showing abnormal physiological responses of anophelines to insecticides.. WHO Inf. Circ. Insecticide Resistance., 56 30.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 18 -- Brazil -- 4
2 36 -- Czechoslovakia -- 4
3 44 -- Ecuador -- 4
4 45 -- Egypt -- 4
5 60 -- Greece -- 4
6 76 -- Israel -- 4
7 112 -- Peru -- 4
8 143 -- Tanzania -- 4
9 150 -- Turkey -- 4

Other Reference

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