Investigation of Susceptibility Levels of Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations to Synthetic Pyrethroids in Antalya Province of Turkey

Ser O., ÇETİN H.

JOURNAL OF ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES, vol.13, no.3, pp.243-258, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.18502/jad.v13i3.1535
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.243-258
  • Keywords: Antalya, Culex pipiens, Mosquito, Resistance, Synthetic pyrethroid, MOSQUITO SPECIES DIPTERA, INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE, DETOXIFICATION GENES, ANOPHELES-STEPHENSI, SEASONAL DYNAMICS, MECHANISMS, TOLERANCE, VECTOR, IMPACT, QUINQUEFASCIATUS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) is an important vector of several pathogens. This mosquito is widely distributed throughout the world. We aimed to determine the susceptibility levels of Cx. pipiens populations to some synthetic pyrethroid insecticides in Antalya, Turkey.