Table 5.
List of Culex mosquitos resistant to organochlorine compounds in Iran using WHO insecticide susceptibility tests (2000–2020)
| Species | Insecticides | Location (Province-District) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cx .theileri, Cx. pipiens | DDT | Tehran-Tehran | 38 |
| Cx. quinquefasciatus | DDT | Tehran-Varamin | 16 |
| Cx. pipiens | DDT | Sistan and Baluchistan-Chabahar | 13 |
| Cx. theileri and Cx. pipiens | DDT | East Azarbaijan-Ahar | 14 |
| Cx. pipiens | DDT | West Azerbaijan-Urmia | 39 |
| Cx. pipiens | DDT | Tehran-Tehran | 9 |
| Cx. pipiens | DDT, Dieldrin | Mazandaran-Sari | 41 |
| Cx. quinquefasciatus | DDT | Hormozgan-Suru | 42 |