Abstract
AbstractSusceptibility levels for adults of the bed‐bug, Cimex lectularius, to DDT and Dieldrin in Alexandria district, U.A.R., were determined during the period 1969 to 1970.Mean LC'50 and LC'95 for DDT were 2.0% and 3.8% and ranged from 0.92 to 4.33% and 1.75 to 8.23%, respectively.The LC'50 and LC'95 values of Dieldrin were 0.43% and 0.82% and varied from 0.14 to 1.31% and 0.27 to 2.49%, respectively.The results of DDT and Dieldrin roughly defined flat regression lines which then rose to another plateau. This characteristic response indicated the presence of a mixed population containing highly susceptible individuals, an intermediate group and a highly resistant group.From the inflexions observed in the dosage‐mortality lines, the discriminating dosages of 0.3 and 2.0% DDT and 0.12 and 0.85% Dieldrin were established to segregate the field population into three genotypes of DDT or Dieldrin resistance. These discriminating concentrations were found to be obtain good Hardy‐Weinberg genotype distributions with collections of C. lectularius in Alexandria district. The data are sufficient to support the conclusion that the DDT or Dieldrin resistance is due to monofactorial inheritance.ZusammenfassungZum derzeitigen Stand der DDT‐ und Dieldrin‐Resistenz der Bettwanze Cimex lectularius im Distrikt Alexandria, U.A.R.Es wurde die Empfindlichkeit der Bettwanze C. lectularius für DDT und Dieldrin 1969/ 1970 im Bezirk Alexandria geprüft. Die LD 50 und LD 90 für DDT betrugen 2,0% (0,92–4,33) und 3,8% (1,75–8,23), diejenigen für Dieldrin 0,43% (0,14–1,31) und 0,82% (0,27–2,49). Die Resultate ergeben flache Regressionslinien, die auf ein anderes Niveau umbiegen. Dies ist charakteristisch für eine Mischpopulation, die aus 3 Gruppen mit verschieden empfindlichen Tieren zusammengesetzt ist. Aus den Biegungen der Dosierungs‐Mortalitäts‐Linien wurde eine Zerlegung der Population von C. lectularius in 3 Genotypen hinsichtlich ihrer DDT‐ und Dieldrin‐Resistenz abgeleitet. Die Gen‐Frequenz jeder der 3 Teilpopulationen wurde nach der Hardy‐Weinberg'schen Formel (p2 + 2 pq + q2) berechnet. Die gewonnenen Daten führen zu dem Schluß, daß die DDT‐ und Dieldrin‐Resistenz auf Einfaktoren‐Vererbung beruhen.
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