Piperonyl Butoxide Enhances the Insecticidal Toxicity of Nanoformulation of Imidacloprid on Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquito

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed ◽  
Aly Abd-Elhameed Othman
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
Fedor I. Vasilevich ◽  
Anna M. Nikanorova

The purpose of the research is development of preventive measures against zooanthroponoze vector-borne diseases spread by parasitic arthropods in the Kaluga Region. Materials and methods. The subject of the research was Ixodidae, mosquitoes, and small mammals inhabiting the Kaluga Region. The census of parasitic arthropods was carried out on the territory of all districts of the Kaluga Region and the city of Kaluga. Open natural habitat and human settlements were investigated. Weather conditions from 2013 to 2018 were also taken into account. For the purposes of the study, we used standard methods for capturing and counting arthropods and mouse-like rodents. In order to obtain mathematical models of small mammal populations, a full factorial experiment was conducted using the collected statistical data. In-process testing of the drug based on s-fenvalerate and piperonyl butoxide were carried out under the conditions of the agricultural collective farm “Niva” of the Kozelsky District, the Kaluga Region, and LLC “Angus Center of Genetics” of the Babyninsky District, the Kaluga Region. Results and discussion. In the Kaluga Region, two species of ixodic ticks are found, namely, Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus, which have two activity peaks. Mosquito may have 3-4 generations in a year in the Kaluga region. The most common mosquito species in the Kaluga Region are Aedes communis, Ae. (Och.) togoi and Ae. (Och.) diantaeus, Culex pipiens Culex Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera, Culicidae) (Culex pipiens): Cx. pipiens f. pipiens L. (non-autogenic form) and Cx. p. f. molestus Fors. (autogenic form), which interbreed, and reproductively isolated in the Region. The developed mathematical models make it possible to quantify the risks of outbreaks of zooanthroponoze vector-borne diseases without the cost of field research, and allow for rational, timely and effective preventive measures. Medications based on s-fenvalerate and piperonyl butoxide and based on cyfluthrin showed high insecto-acaricidal efficacy and safety.


1984 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 677-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Wood ◽  
N. Pasteur ◽  
G. Sinégre

AbstractThree French strains of Culex pipiens L. were compared at the fourth larval instar for tolerance to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, with and without the addition of synergists (the oxidase inhibitors piperonyl butoxide and CGA 84708) (a propynyl compound) and the carboxylesterase inhibitors triphenyl phosphate (TPP) and S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate (TBPT). The S54 strain was resistant to all the organophosphates tested (chlorpyrifos, malathion, monocrotophos and profenofos) compared to the susceptible LA VIS strain but only slightly tolerant to the two carbamates (carbaryl and naphthyl phenylcarbamate). The MAURIN strain was resistant to all the insecticides, including the carbamates, at a higher level. The action of chlorpyrifos and malathion on S54 was very strongly synergised by TBPT, less strongly by TPP and not at all by piperonyl butoxide. In fact, resistance was enhanced by piperonyl butoxide, as was resistance to monocrotophos and profenofos by CGA 84708. No synergist had much effect on the MAURIN strain, although TPP slightly increased the toxicity of malathion, and piperonyl butoxide and CGA 84708 slightly increased the toxicity of carbaryl. The toxic effect of carbaryl was also increased by the addition of extra acetone. Electrophoretic studies showed that the carboxylesterase enzyme coded by gene Est-20.64 (which is in linkage disequilibrium withEst-3A and acts as a marker for it) was absent from LA VIS but present in the resistant strains; but, whereas S54 was monomorphic for the gene, MAURIN was polymorphic (frequency 0·5). It is concluded that organophosphate resistance in S54 was due to detoxification by carboxylesterase wherease organophosphate and carbamate resistance in MAURIN had a strong non-metabolic component, possibly an insensitive acetylcholinesterase.


1986 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. H. Tang ◽  
R. J. Wood

AbstractFive strains of Culex pipiens L. (four resistant and one susceptible) were compared at the fourth larval instar for tolerance to organophosphate, carbamate and pyrethroid insecticides, with and without the addition of three synergists (piperonyl butoxide, triphenyl phosphate (TPP) and S, S, S-tributyl phosphorotrithiote (TBPT)). The DAR/D strain from Tanzania showed the highest levels and broadest range of resistance (temephos 37 ×, malathion 579×, propoxur 3032× and permethrin 100×). A strain from Rangoon and two from France (S54, BLEUET) showed lower resistance, restricted to organophosphates. Temephos and malathion resistance in the RANGOON strain was strongly inhibited by TBPT but not by TPP or piperonyl butoxide. Temephos and permethrin resistance in the DAR/D strain was slightly inhibited by TBPT and permethrin resistance by piperonyl butoxide. The DAR/D, RANGOON and CfCA (susceptible) strains were also compared for general esterase activity and phosphatase activity, both of which were higher in the resistant strains. It is concluded that resistance in RANGOON is associated with high production of an esterase sensitive to inhibition by TBPT but with little or no sensitivity to TPP, resembling but not identical in properties with the enzyme in strain S54 investigated earlier. Resistance in DAR/D was also associated with some increase in esterase activity, but the basis of resistance was different from that in S54 and RANGOON, having a much lower sensitivity to inhibition by TBPT.


Author(s):  
Brendan Clifford

An ultrastructural investigation of the Malpighian tubules of the fourth instar larva of Culex pipiens was undertaken as part of a continuing study of the fine structure of transport epithelia.Each of the five Malpighian tubules was found to be morphologically identical and regionally undifferentiated. Two distinct cell types, the primary and stellate, were found intermingled along the length of each tubule. The ultrastructure of the stellate cell was previously described in the Malpighian tubule of the blowfly, Calliphora erythrocephala by Berridge and Oschman.The basal plasma membrane of the primary cell is extremely irregular, giving rise to a complex interconnecting network of basal channels. The compartments of cytoplasm entrapped within this system of basal infoldings contain mitochondria, free ribosomes, and small amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum. The mitochondria are distinctive in that the cristae run parallel to the long axis of the organelle.


Planta Medica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
SA Abdelgaleil ◽  
T Suganuma ◽  
K Kitahara ◽  
M Fujii
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2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
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María Cecilia Tranchida

Aedes aegypti y Culex pipiens se encuentran entre las principales especies de mosquitos vectores de enfermedades a nivel mundial. Ambas, son de gran importancia sanitaria en la Argentina. Aedes aegypti, es el principal vector del dengue y la fiebre amarilla. Está presente en la Argentina desde 1983, cuando fue confirmada su reemergencia en nuestro país. A partir de entonces comenzaron a detectarse casos de dengue hasta que el último brote de esta enfermedad en 2009 produjo 24.720 casos autóctonos confirmados por la OPS a nivel nacional. Culex pipiens es vector de algunas filariasis, y de importantes arbovirosis como la ocasionada por el virus del Nilo Occidental. La actividad vectorial de este mosquito se ve incrementada en zonas donde la densidad de zanjas de desagüe domiciliario es elevada, ya que este tipo de ambiente constituye un lugar propicio para su desarrollo. De su importancia sanitaria nace la necesidad de controlar su actividad vectorial, manteniendo las poblaciones en bajas densidades. El objetivo de este trabajo fue desarrollar estrategias para el control de A. aegypti y C. pipiens, basadas en métodos biológicos, eficaces, permanentes y seguros para el ambiente, mediante el empleo de enemigos naturales presentes en las poblaciones de ambas especies. En este trabajo, fueron evaluados copépodos, turbelarios y peces como depredadores; y bacterias entomopatógenas (α-protobacterias y bacterias esporulantes). El estudio de los copépodos, tuvo como objetivo identificar a la comunidad de copépodos larvívoros que se desarrolla en los criaderos de mosquitos, ubicados en los alrededores de la ciudad de La Plata, para identificar nuevas especies capaces de depredar mosquitos que habitan recipientes artificiales (A. aegypti y C. pipiens). La diversidad de copépodos larvívoros fue mayor en los cuerpos de agua permanentes. Acanthocyclops robustus, Diacyclops uruguayensis, Macrocyclops albidus y Mesocyclops longisetus fueron seleccionados por su capacidad depredadora. En el laboratorio fueron evaluadas: la capacidad de depredación de ambos sexos y diferentes estadios, preferencia de especie presa, y la tasa de depredación diaria. Las hembras de estas especies de copépodos presentaron mayor capacidad depredadora. No se detectó preferencia de los copépodos hacia ninguna de las especies de mosquitos. También se evaluó la tolerancia a la desecación y la capacidad de vivir en el agua que se acumula en los recipientes artificiales. Diacyclops uruguayensis y A. robustus sobrevivieron en las condiciones de sequía ensayadas en este estudio, pero D. uruguayensis mostró una menor supervivencia en el agua de recipientes artificiales. Macrocyclops albidus no sobrevivió en condiciones de sequía ni toleró el agua extraída de los recipientes artificiales. La supervivencia de M. longisetus ante estas condiciones, fue reducida. Se concluyó que las especies D. uruguayensis y A. robustus podrían ser buenos candidatos para el control de especies de mosquitos que crían en recipientes artificiales.


2019 ◽  
Vol 220 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob M Riveron ◽  
Silvie Huijben ◽  
Williams Tchapga ◽  
Magellan Tchouakui ◽  
Murielle J Wondji ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Insecticide resistance poses a serious threat to insecticide-based interventions in Africa. There is a fear that resistance escalation could jeopardize malaria control efforts. Monitoring of cases of aggravation of resistance intensity and its impact on the efficacy of control tools is crucial to predict consequences of resistance. Methods The resistance levels of an Anopheles funestus population from Palmeira, southern Mozambique, were characterized and their impact on the efficacy of various insecticide-treated nets established. Results A dramatic loss of efficacy of all long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), including piperonyl butoxide (PBO)–based nets (Olyset Plus), was observed. This An. funestus population consistently (2016, 2017, and 2018) exhibited a high degree of pyrethroid resistance. Molecular analyses revealed that this resistance escalation was associated with a massive overexpression of the duplicated cytochrome P450 genes CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b, and also the fixation of the resistance CYP6P9a_R allele in this population in 2016 (100%) in contrast to 2002 (5%). However, the low recovery of susceptibility after PBO synergist assay suggests that other resistance mechanisms could be involved. Conclusions The loss of efficacy of pyrethroid-based LLINs with and without PBO is a concern for the effectiveness of insecticide-based interventions, and action should be taken to prevent the spread of such super-resistance.


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