Insecticides Susceptibility Status of the Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) in a Rural Area of Magugu, Northern Tanzania

The recent spread of bedbugs, Cimex lectularius L. (Heteroptera: Cimicidae), has received attention of the public health sector for designing of effective plan of action for control. Several studies have focused on determining the distribution and abundance of bedbug populations in tropical areas. T...

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Published in:Journal of global infectious diseases 2009-07, Vol.1 (2), p.102-106
Main Authors: Kweka, Eliningaya J, Mwang'onde, Beda J, Kimaro, Epiphania E, Msangi, Shandala, Tenu, Filemoni, Mahande, Aneth M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bedbugs
Control
Deltamethrin
Genetic aspects
Geographic Medicine
Health aspects
Hepatitis
Houses
Influence
Insecticides
Magugu
Malaria
Methods
Permethrin
Pesticide resistance
Pesticides
Pests
Public health
Pyrethroids
Rural areas
Studies
Susceptibility status
Tanzania
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Summary:The recent spread of bedbugs, Cimex lectularius L. (Heteroptera: Cimicidae), has received attention of the public health sector for designing of effective plan of action for control. Several studies have focused on determining the distribution and abundance of bedbug populations in tropical areas. This study establishes baseline information on deltamethrin, permethrin, alphacypermethrin, lambdacypermethrin and K-O tab susceptibility status in a bedbug population collected from Magugu area in northern Tanzania. The evolution of insecticide resistance could be a primary factor in explaining this resurgence of bedbugs in many areas, both rural and urban. Evaluation of the bedbug population from houses in Magugu indicates that the population of bedbugs is susceptible to pyrethroid insecticides, which are commonly used. Without the development of new tactics for bedbug resistance management, further escalation of this public health problem should be expected when resistant gene spreads within the population. These results suggest that although all concentrations kill bedbugs, more evaluations should be done using WHO kits and mechanisms involved in pyrethroid resistance should be evaluated, such as metabolic and knockdown resistance gene, to have a broad picture for better design of control methodologies.
ISSN:0974-777X
0974-8245
DOI:10.4103/0974-777X.56252