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Alnazawi, Ashwaq, Ashall, Simon and Weetman, David 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5820-1388
(2021)
'Susceptibility status of larval Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the Western region of Saudi Arabia'. Entomological Research, Vol 51, Issue 8, pp. 387-392.
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Abstract
Vector control programs worldwide are facing the challenge of mosquitoes becoming resistant to available insecticides. Larviciding is a crucial preventative measure for dengue control but data on insecticide resistance of larval Ae. aegypti in the Middle Eastern Region are limited. This study assesses the susceptibility status of Ae. aegypti collected from the two most important dengue foci in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah and Makkah, to important chemical and biological larvicides; the organophosphate temephos and Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Bti). Whilst worldwide, and particularly in Latin America, high-level resistance to temephos is common, Jeddah and Makkah populations exhibited full susceptibility to both temephos and Bti. These data suggest each can be considered by vector control programs for preventative dengue control in the region, as part of temporal rotations or spatial mosaics to manage insecticide resistance.
Key words: Mosquito larvae, Larval bioassay, Bti, temephos
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 510 Mosquitoes QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 525 Aedes QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 600 Insect control. Tick control WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 240 Disinfection. Disinfestation. Pesticides (including diseases caused by) |
| Faculty: Department: | Biological Sciences > Vector Biology Department |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-5967.12521 |
| Depositing User: | Luciene Salas Jennings |
| Date Deposited: | 14 May 2021 13:21 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2022 01:02 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/17783 |
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