title: The Insecticide Susceptibility Status of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Farm and Nonfarm Sites of Lagos State, Nigeria.
abstract: Nigeria is one of the malaria-endemic countries. In Lagos State, Nigeria, various malaria vector control programs including the use of chemical insecticides are currently being implemented. This study was designed to provide information on the susceptibility status of some nontargeted vectors such as Aedes aegypti. Adult Ae. aegypti mosquitoes from two farm sites and a nonfarm site were exposed to World Health Organization test papers impregnated with Deltamethrin (0.05%), Permethrin (0.75%), and DDT (4%) insecticides. The Knockdown time (KdT50 and KdT95) and percentage mortality after 24 h post exposure were determined. In all the exposed mosquito populations to permethrin, mortality rate > 98% (susceptibility) was recorded, whereas mortality rates < 95.8% (resistance) and > 98% (susceptibility) to deltamethrin were observed in the nonfarm site and farm sites mosquito populations, respectively. All the mosquito populations were resistant to DDT in 2 yr. The KdT50 of the populations to DDT increased (60.2-69.6) in one of the farm sites and the nonfarm site (68.9-199.96), while a decrease (243-63.4) in another farm site in 2 yr. Significant difference (P < 0.05) in KdT50 was recorded between the farm and nonfarm sites Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in the second year after exposure to deltamethrin and DDT. An increase in KdT95 after exposure to deltamethrin in the first year was recorded. Higher KdT values and lower mortality rates in Ae. aegypti populations in the nonfarm sites are indications there are existing factors selecting for insecticide resistance outside agricultural use of insecticides.
authors.affiliation: Biological Sciences Department, Redeemer's University, Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria ayorindea@run.edu.ng.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayorinde
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oboh
authors.affiliation: Biological Sciences Department, Redeemer's University, Mowe, Ogun State, NigeriaDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, NigeriaDepartment of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Ilorin, NigeriaDepartment of Zoology, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oduola
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Otubanjo
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000502:physiology*; D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D003634:DDT; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides; D009549:Nigeria; D009570:Nitriles; D026023:Permethrin; D011722:Pyrethrins; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D009570:Nitriles; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017180:decamethrin; D026023:Permethrin; D003634:DDT
keywords: Aedes aegypti; DDT; Deltamethrin; Permethrin; insecticides Lagos