Susceptibility of &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Culex quinquefasciatus&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; (Diptera: Culicidae) to malathion in Sargodha district, Pakistan

Tahir, Hafız Muhammad; Hussain, Kishwar; Khan, Azhar Abbas; Naseem, Sajida; Malik, Hamza Tanveer; Butt, Abida; Yaqoob, Rabia

doi:10.4236/ojas.2013.34a1001

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“…Gambiae and Cx. quinquefasciatus in this study, is similar to the research findings of Corbel et al, 2007 , Tahir et al, 2013 , Opara et al, 2017 , Boussougou-Sambe et al, 2018 , Fagbohun et al, 2020 , in West Africa, Nigeria, South-east Asian, and Malaysia, their reports revealed the susceptible status of these mosquitoes to malathion with KDT 50 lower mortality time range values 21.50–23.30 mins while comparing to this current study. Nevertheless, this result is contrary to the report by ( Norris & Norris, 2011 ), which showed resistance to malathion in Macha, Zambia after 24hr exposure period.…”

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Insecticide susceptibility status in two medically important mosquito vectors, Anopheles gambiae, and Culex quinquefasciatus to three insecticides commonly used in Niger State, Nigeria

Shehu

Olayemi

Solomon

et al. 2023

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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“…quinquefasciatus has proved resistant to malathion and carbamate insecticides in the Eastern, Central, and Western parts of Cuba. Also Tahir et al, 2013 reported the susceptibility of Cx. quinquefasciatus on malathion in Pkistan.…”

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Insecticide susceptibility status in two medically important mosquito vectors, Anopheles gambiae, and Culex quinquefasciatus to three insecticides commonly used in Niger State, Nigeria

Shehu

Olayemi

Solomon

et al. 2023

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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“…Mosquitoes are vector agents that cause diseases by transmitting the virus and parasite from one person to another [1] . Mosquitoes are the major public health pests and are vectors for many diseases, such as malaria and West Nile Virus [2] .…”

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Review on Culex quinquefasciatus: Southern House Mosquito

Negi¹,

Verma²

2018

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ABSTRACT-Diseases caused by mosquitoes have been a threat all around the globe since ages and humans have been coping with the disease spread in various possible ways. Mosquitoes are ectoparasites, which are vectors to numerous of diseases caused in humans as well as animals, and birds. Through the diseases they carry, it may lead to severe illness and even death. Culex quinquefasciatus is one of the mosquito species, which is a potential vector of several arboviruses like West Nile virus (WNV), Rift Valley fever virus, avian pox and protozoa like Plasmodium relictum, which causes bird malaria. This mosquito exists throughout the tropics and the lower latitudes of temperate regions. Also, it can transmit several other arboviruses in the laboratory conditions. The present study is an attempt to review the bioecology, medical importance, and impact of phytoextracts on the life of Culex quinquefasciatus. It acts as an important bridge since it bridges between different reservoir/amplifier hosts to humans because of its encounter with different vertebrates. It also forms an ecological bridge between the urban, periurban and rural areas, which leads to its presence and adaptability in diverse ecological conditions. Emerging as a smart vector because of the features like-adaptive fitness, ecological plasticity, invasive behaviour and high reproductive potential, this mosquito possesses the necessary capability for disease transmission by establishing an effective vector-host transmission cycle for diverse pathogens in variable environments. Thus, in the changing ecological conditions also this mosquito might enhance its epidemiological importance in the near future as a smart vector even for those pathogens, which are presently not even having any public health importance. Hence, studies are being made to find out and prepare plants based environment friendly formulations in order to target this organism because this species may develop resistance to the chemical insecticides due to its high resistivity and adaptability.

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Clausena anisata and Dysphania ambrosioides essential oils: from ethno-medicine to modern uses as effective insecticides

Pavela

Maggi

Lupidi

et al. 2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (Amaranthaceae) and Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth. (Rutaceae) are two aromatic species traditionally used in Cameroon to repel and kill insects. The present work was carried out to substantiate this traditional use and to evaluate the possible incorporation in commercial botanical insecticides of their essential oils (EOs). The EOs were distilled from leaves of C. anisata and aerial parts of D. ambrosioides and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The insecticidal activity of both EOs was investigated against the filariasis vector, Culex quinquefasciatus, and the housefly, Musca domestica. As possible mode of action, the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by the two EOs was investigated as well. The D. ambrosioides EO was characterized by the monoterpene peroxide ascaridole (61.4%) and the aromatic p-cymene (29.0%), whereas the C. anisata EO was dominated by the phenylpropanoids (E)-anethole (64.6%) and (E)-methyl isoeugenol (16.1%). The C. anisata EO proved to be very toxic to third instar larvae of C. quinquefasciatus showing LC of 29.3 μl/l, whereas D. ambrosioides EO was more toxic to adults of M. domestica showing a LD of 51.7 μg/adult. The mixture of both EOs showed a significant synergistic effect against mosquito larvae with LC estimated as 19.3 μl/l, whereas this phenomenon was not observed upon application to M. domestica adults (LD = 75.9 μg/adult). Of the two EOs, the D. ambrosioides one provided a good inhibition of AChE (IC = 77 μg/ml), whereas C. anisata oil was not effective. These findings provide new evidences supporting the ethno-botanical use of these two Cameroonian plants, and their possible application even in synergistic binary blends, to develop new eco-friendly, safe and effective herbal insecticides.

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Susceptibility of <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) to malathion in Sargodha district, Pakistan

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Insecticide susceptibility status in two medically important mosquito vectors, Anopheles gambiae, and Culex quinquefasciatus to three insecticides commonly used in Niger State, Nigeria

Insecticide susceptibility status in two medically important mosquito vectors, Anopheles gambiae, and Culex quinquefasciatus to three insecticides commonly used in Niger State, Nigeria

Review on Culex quinquefasciatus: Southern House Mosquito

Clausena anisata and Dysphania ambrosioides essential oils: from ethno-medicine to modern uses as effective insecticides

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