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PIAZUELO RAMIREZ, María Mercedes; JARAMILLO RAMIREZ, Gloria Isabel  y  GONZALEZ OBANDO, Ranulfo. Deltamethrin resistance in Blattella germanica (Dyctioptera: Blattellidae) strains from Cali city, Colombia. Rev Cubana Med Trop [online]. 2009, vol.61, n.3, pp. 213-219. ISSN 1561-3054.

INTRODUCTION: Blattella germanica is one of the most important pests worldwide. The pest status is due to their great infestation capacity and ability to develop relative short-term insecticide resistance. Since local studies about resistance on B. germanica to any insecticide have not been made, it is necessary to find out the state of resistance of this species to insecticides. The collected data will allow establishing an effective monitoring system that will improve some control measures already in place. OBJECTIVE: to ascertain the level of resistance to deltamethrin in some populations of B. germanica from Cali (Colombia). METHODS: five different strains of B. germanica were collected in Cali (Colombia), in areas with high levels of infestation. Adult males and females were exposed and tested to deltamethrin using bottled bioassays. RESULTS: KC₅₀ to pyrethroid deltametrhin was determined in adult males and females of B. germanica from Cali city. Males were more susceptible than females. Two evaluated strains showed a high resistance factor (Sports Club: RT=22 for females and 13 for males; Market 2: RT=14.33 for females and 13.50 for males) representing areas with history of highly frequent insecticide application. The most susceptible strain (Hospital: KC₅₀=0.03 mg/mL and 0.02 mg/mL for females and males respectively) has not been submitted to constant selection pressure with insecticides because of the likely risks of this type of application for human health in places where critically-ill patients are treated.. CONCLUSIONS: this study contributed the first evidence of deltamethrin resistance in populations of B. germanica from Cali (Colombia). It is possible to carry on using deltamethrin in susceptible populations within an ongoing monitoring and control program.

Palabras clave : Blattella germanica; bioassay; chemical control; knock down; pyrethroid; urban plague.

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