Permethrin and malathion LD 90 values for Culex quinquefasciatus vary with topical application site

Prior research in multiple insect species has demonstrated that insecticide-induced mortality varies according to the body region exposed on the insect. This variation has been demonstrated in Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae), but has not been quantified using dose-response curves. Ap...

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Published in:Medical and veterinary entomology 2017-09, Vol.31 (3), p.306-311
Main Authors: Aldridge, R L, Kaufman, P E, Bloomquist, J R, Gezan, S A, Linthicum, K J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Culex - drug effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Insecticides - pharmacology
Malathion - pharmacology
Mosquito Control
Permethrin - pharmacology
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Summary:Prior research in multiple insect species has demonstrated that insecticide-induced mortality varies according to the body region exposed on the insect. This variation has been demonstrated in Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae), but has not been quantified using dose-response curves. Applications of technical permethrin or malathion to one of three body regions on Cx. quinquefasciatus resulted in dose-response curves that were not equivalent to one another. The generated LD values and curves for each body region were compared with previously reported LD values for analogous sites in several mosquito species, specifically the mesothorax. Based on the present results, the permethrin and malathion LD and LD concentrations required for droplets impinging on the abdomen and mesothorax of Cx. quinquefasciatus when applied through ground-based spray systems utilized by mosquito control programmes were calculated.
ISSN:0269-283X
1365-2915
DOI:10.1111/mve.12236