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. 2018 Dec 1;35(4):1107-1114.

Multiple resistance mechanisms associated with low pirimifos-methyl resistance in Culex pipiens pipiens in three populations of Tunisia

A Tabbabi  1   2 , J Daaboub  1   2 , A Laamari  1 , R Ben-Cheikh  1 , M Feriani  1 , C Boubaker  1 , I Ben-Jha  1 , H Ben-Cheikh  1
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Multiple resistance mechanisms associated with low pirimifos-methyl resistance in Culex pipiens pipiens in three populations of Tunisia

A Tabbabi et al. Trop Biomed. .

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the resistance status of Culex pipiens pipiens to pirimiphos-methyl insecticide. Three field populations of mosquitoes were collected from Tunisia and analyzed in laboratory. The samples studied showed low level of resistance not exceeding 5-folds. The low resistance recorded is particularly interesting, because it leaves a range of tools useable by vector control services. Both metabolic and target-site resistance mechanisms were identified. Different esterases of high activity including A2-B2, A4-B4 (and/or A5-B5) and B12 were observed in studied field samples using starch electrophoresis although opposite results were found using synergists tests on samples # 1 and 3. The polymorphism of AChE1 (Acetylcholinesterase) was analyzed and three phenotypes were detected: susceptible (ACHE1S, phenotype [SS]), resistant (ACHE1R, phenotype [RR]), and heterozygous (phenotype [RS]) of ACHE1. The resistance of Culex pipiens pipiens to pirimiphos-methyl remains low although the occurrences of multiple resistance mechanisms are able to confer high resistance levels to organophosphate insecticides. Therefore, continuous monitoring of resistance is fundamental for rational use of insecticides and mosquito control programs.

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