Detection and selection of organophosphate and carbamate resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus from Saudi Arabia.
Resistance to a number of organophosphorus insecticides and the carbamate propoxur has been detected in a field population of Culex quinquefasciatus Say from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Cross resistance studies indicate that the same mechanism(s) may produce resistance to the full range of these compounds.
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Department of Parasitology, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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D000818:Animals; D002219:Carbamates; D003465:Culex; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D012529:Saudi Arabia
D002219:Carbamates; D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds