Journal of Medical Entomology (2020) 57, 214-217

Suha K. Arserim, Hüseyin Çetin, Kardelen Yetismis, Zeph Nelson Omondi and Yusuf Özbel (2020)
Toxicity of thiamethoxam on field-collected sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from different regions of Turkey
Journal of Medical Entomology 57 (1), 214-217
Abstract: Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are the vectors of human and canine leishmaniasis, sand fly fever, and other arboviruses and bacteria. The control of sand flies is recommended by World Health Organization throughout the world. In this study, we investigated the susceptibility of field-collected sand flies against thiamethoxam in Turkey. The adult sand flies collected were from five different locations in three provinces; Yesilöz and Büyükpinar districts in Antalya province, Develi district in Kayseri province, and Üçpinar and Bayindirlik districts in Manisa province. They were investigated using two different doses (0.125 and 0.25 g ai/m²) of thiamethoxam under laboratory conditions. After 1-h exposure, all sand flies were found highly susceptible to thiamethoxam and both test doses caused 100% mortality after 24 h. Considering the KDT₅₀ time, flies collected from Yesilöz district in Antalya province were found to be most sensitive and flies collected from Üçpinar district in Manisa province were found as the most resistance to thiamethoxam. The results show that Turkish sand flies were highly susceptible to thiamethoxam and it can be used for the control of sand flies in the field.
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Database assignments for author(s): Huseyin Cetin

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phlebotomus alexandri		Turkey
	Phlebotomus perfiliewi		Turkey
	Phlebotomus simici		Turkey
	Phlebotomus mascittii		Turkey
	Phlebotomus halepensis		Turkey
	Phlebotomus tobbi		Turkey