Susceptibility of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to malathion in Sargodha district, Pakistan - Open Journal of Animal Sciences

OJAS > Vol.3 No.4, October 2013

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

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DOI: 10.4236/ojas.2013.34A1001 3,402 Downloads 5,940 Views Citations

Author(s)

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

Affiliation(s)

College of Medicine, American University of Antigua, New York, USA.
Department of Agricultural Entomology, University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan;.
Department of Zoology, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT

The present study was designed to evaluate the susceptibility of Culex quinquefasciatuns against malathion in Sargodha district of Pakistan. The activities of detoxifying enzymes i.e., β-esterases, GSTs and monooxygenases were also estimated. Our results revealed 100 percent mortality in insecticide treated groups after 24 hours of exposure. There was no difference in the activities of insecticide detoxifying enzymes between control and treated groups. We concluded from our work that malathion is still effective against C. quinquefasciatuns in the area for control of mosquito population.

KEYWORDS

C. quinquefasciatuns; Susceptibility; Esterases; Glutathione S-Transfereases; Malathion

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Tahir, H. , Hussain, K. , Khan, A. , Naseem, S. , Malik, H. , Butt, A. and Yaqoob, R. (2013) Susceptibility of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to malathion in Sargodha district, Pakistan. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 3, 1-4. doi: 10.4236/ojas.2013.34A1001.

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