title: Effects of Different Surfaces and Insecticide Carriers on Residual Insecticide Bioassays Against Bed Bugs, Cimex spp. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae).
abstract: The performance of five insecticides (bendiocarb, deltamethrin, DDT, malathion, and imidacloprid) using three application methods (oil-based insecticide films on filter paper, and acetone-based insecticide deposits on two substrates: filter paper and glass) was assessed against a susceptible strain of Cimex lectularius (L.) and two resistant strains of Cimex hemipterus (F.). Substrate type significantly affected (P < 0.05) the insecticide knockdown response of the susceptible strain in acetone-based insecticide bioassays, with longer survival time on filter paper than on the glass surface. With the exception of deltamethrin, the different diluents (oil and acetone) also significantly affected (P < 0.05) the insecticide knockdown response of the susceptible strain in the filter paper-based insecticide bioassays, with longer survival time with acetone as the diluent. For both strains of C. hemipterus, there were no significant effects with the different surfaces and diluents for all insecticides except for malathion and imidacloprid, which was largely due to high levels of resistance. The lower effectiveness for the insecticide acetone-based treatment on filter paper may be due to crystal bloom. This occurs when an insecticide, dissolved in a volatile solvent, is applied onto absorptive surfaces. The effect is reduced on nonabsorptive surfaces and slowed down with oil-based insecticides, whereby the oil forms a film on absorptive surfaces. These findings suggest that nonabsorptive surfaces should be used in bioassays to monitor insecticide resistance. If absorptive surfaces are used in bioassays for testing active ingredients, then oil-based insecticides should be preferably used.
authors.affiliation: Urban Entomology Laboratory, Vector Control Research Unit, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia (kaidangusm@gmail.com; chowyang@usm.my).
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.affiliation: Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 10 Persiaran Bukit Jambul, Penang 11900, Malaysia (veerasingham@usm.my).
authors.forename: G Veera
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Singham
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia (Stephen.Doggett@health.nsw.gov.au).
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Doggett
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia (dlil7680@uni.sydney.edu.au).
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Lilly
authors.affiliation: Urban Entomology Laboratory, Vector Control Research Unit, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia (kaidangusm@gmail.com; chowyang@usm.my).
authors.forename: Chow-Yang
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001511:Bedbugs / Q000187:drug effects*; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods; D007305:Insecticide Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008294:Malathion / Q000494:pharmacology; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D009570:Nitriles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D048448:Phenylcarbamates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D007093:Imidazoles; D007306:Insecticides; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D009570:Nitriles; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D048448:Phenylcarbamates; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017180:decamethrin; C082359:imidacloprid; C007725:bendiocarb; D008294:Malathion
keywords: Bed bug; bioassay; comparison; insecticide resistance; neonicotinoid