title: [Evaluation of the sensitivity of adult Culex quinquefasciatus Say to chemical insecticides].
abstract: The sensitivity of the adult house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus to 5 chemical insecticides was evaluated under laboratory conditions, based on the Median Lethal Time (LT50) criterion. The organophosphorous Malathion and four pyrethroids: Bifenthrin, Deltamethrin, Esfenvalerate and Alfamethrin were utilized. An easy and efficient technique was suggested for the testing of one-day-old adults, including five repetitions for each treatment. The results revealed the full adequacy of this method for routine use. Further, no resistance to the 5 chemical compounds was detected among this natural population of Cx. quinquefasciatus.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia da UNICAMP, Cidade Universitária Prof. Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: de Andrade
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D003465:Culex; D004351:Drug Resistance; D007306:Insecticides; D008294:Malathion; D011722:Pyrethrins
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; D008294:Malathion
vernacular_title: Avaliação da sensibilidade de adultos de Culex quinquefasciatus Say a inseticidas químicos de contato.