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aedes nigromaculis

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera culicidae medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito MED

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. BHC/cyclodienes - Unspecified In Literature
  2. bromophos
  3. chlorpyrifos
  4. chlorpyrifos-methyl
  5. DDT
  6. EPN
  7. fenitrothion (#2)
  8. fenthion (#2)
  9. fonofos
  10. malathion (#2)
  11. methidathion
  12. naled
  13. parathion (#2)
  14. parathion-methyl
  15. phenthoate
  16. temephos

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Bohart, R. M. and Murray, W. D. (1950). DDT resistance in Aedes nigromaculis larvae.. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., 18 22-23.
2 Brown, A. W. A., Lewallen, L. L. and Gillies, P. A. (1963). Organophosphorus resistance in Aedes nigromaculis in California.. Mosq. News., 23 341-45.
3 Davis, D.W. (1974). Communication to FAO.
4 Gillies, P. A., Womeldorf, D. J. and White, K. E. (1967). Cross-tolerance of California Aedes nigromaculis larvae to EPN, Abate and Dursban.. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., 36 85.
5 Gjullen, C. M. and Peters, R. F. (1952). Recent studies of mosquito resistance to insecticides in California.. Mosq. News, 12 1-7.
6 Lewallen, L. L. And Brawley, J. H. (1958). Parathion resistant Aedes nigromaculis.. Calif. Vector Views, 5 56.
7 Merrell, R. And Wagstaff, K. (1978). Status or organophosphorus mosquito larvicide resistance in Utah: 1977.. Proc. 13th Annu. Meet. Utah Mosq. Abatement Assoc., 30 10-12.
8 Schaefer, C. H. and Wilder, W. H. (1970). Insecticide resistance and cross-resistance in Aedes nigromaculis.. J. Econ. Entomol., 63 1224-26.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 182 -- USA -- California -- 4
2 207 -- USA -- Utah -- 4

Other Reference

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