INSECT REPELLENT/RESISTANCE

Insect Repellent

- substance applied to skin,

clothing or other surfaces which
discourages insects from landing
or climbing on that surface
DEET

- N,N-diethylmetatoluamide
- Diethyltoluamide
- Most common active ingredient in
insect repellents
RESISTANCE OF INSECTS
There are several ways insects can
become resistant
1. Behavioral Resistance
2. Penetration Resistance
3. Metabolic Resistance
4. Altered target-site Resistance
Behavioral Resistance
- Resistant insects may detect or
recognize a danger and avoid the
toxin.
- Insects may simply stop feeding if
they come across certain
insecticide or leave the area
where spraying occured.
Penetration Resistance
- Resistant insects may absorb the
toxin more slowly than
susceptible insects
- Occurs when the insect’s cuticle
develops barriers which can slow
absorption of the chemicals
Metabolic Resistance
- Resistant insects may destroy the
toxin faster than susceptible
insects
- Insects use their internal enzyme
systems to breakdown
insecticides
- Most common mechanism
Altered Target-Site
Resistance
- The site where the toxin usually
binds in the insect becomes
modified to reduce the
insecticide’s effects