Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia
Objective To examine the insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) from various sites in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. Methods This was examined based on WHO standard procedures. Results The larvae of Ae. aegypti were susceptible to all larvicides examined, but this susceptibility...
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| author | Al Thbiani, Aziz Dieng, Hamady Ahmad, Abu Hassan Satho, Tomomitsu Miake, Fumio Md Rawi, Che Salmah Sazaly, AbuBakar |
| author_facet | Al Thbiani, Aziz Dieng, Hamady Ahmad, Abu Hassan Satho, Tomomitsu Miake, Fumio Md Rawi, Che Salmah Sazaly, AbuBakar |
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To examine the insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) from various sites in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia.
Methods
This was examined based on WHO standard procedures.
Results
The larvae of Ae. aegypti were susceptible to all larvicides examined, but this susceptibility was more pronounced in wild populations, which tended to show tolerance to icon. Icon was the most effective larvicide with LC50 values of 0.007 ppm and 0.012 ppm for the laboratory and field strains, respectively. Ae. aegypti adults exposed to lambda-cyhalothrin showed a low mortality rate in comparison with those exposed to deltamethrin and cyfluthrin.
Conclusions
The results of the present study indicate differential susceptibility between field and laboratory larval populations. Wild larvae are less susceptible to insecticide treatments than their laboratory-bred counterparts. Taken together, these results suggest that tolerance and the tendency toward resistance to commonly used insecticides are present in Ae. aegypti populations throughout Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. |
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| spelling | unimas-98802015-12-03T03:43:12Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9880/ Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia Al Thbiani, Aziz Dieng, Hamady Ahmad, Abu Hassan Satho, Tomomitsu Miake, Fumio Md Rawi, Che Salmah Sazaly, AbuBakar QR Microbiology Objective To examine the insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) from various sites in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. Methods This was examined based on WHO standard procedures. Results The larvae of Ae. aegypti were susceptible to all larvicides examined, but this susceptibility was more pronounced in wild populations, which tended to show tolerance to icon. Icon was the most effective larvicide with LC50 values of 0.007 ppm and 0.012 ppm for the laboratory and field strains, respectively. Ae. aegypti adults exposed to lambda-cyhalothrin showed a low mortality rate in comparison with those exposed to deltamethrin and cyfluthrin. Conclusions The results of the present study indicate differential susceptibility between field and laboratory larval populations. Wild larvae are less susceptible to insecticide treatments than their laboratory-bred counterparts. Taken together, these results suggest that tolerance and the tendency toward resistance to commonly used insecticides are present in Ae. aegypti populations throughout Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd 2011 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9880/1/Household%20survey%20of%20container%E2%80%93breeding%28abstract%29.pdf Al Thbiani, Aziz and Dieng, Hamady and Ahmad, Abu Hassan and Satho, Tomomitsu and Miake, Fumio and Md Rawi, Che Salmah and Sazaly, AbuBakar (2011) Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 1 (2). pp. 94-99. ISSN 2222-1808 http://www.researchgate.net/publication/216083345_Insecticide_susceptibility_of_the_dengue_vector_Aedes_aegypti_(Diptera_Culicidae)_in_Makkah_City_Saudi_Arabia 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60044-3 |
| spellingShingle | QR Microbiology Al Thbiani, Aziz Dieng, Hamady Ahmad, Abu Hassan Satho, Tomomitsu Miake, Fumio Md Rawi, Che Salmah Sazaly, AbuBakar Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia |
| title | Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | insecticide susceptibility of the dengue vector aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) in makkah city, saudi arabia |
| topic | QR Microbiology |
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