STUDIES TO THE PRESENT STATUS OF INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE IN THE HOUSE-FLY (MUSCA-DOMESTICA L) IN SOUTH GERMANY

18 strains of the house fly (Musca domestica L.) were tested by topical application for resistance to cypermethrin, permethrin, lindane, trichlorfon and malathion; three of them were additionally tested to dimethoate, dichlorvos and bromophos. The strain WHO/IN served as control. No resistance against the two pyrethroids could be demonstrated in the most strains, some of them were more susceptible than the control flies. Only in one strain the resistance was almost 20-fold. All strains showed resistance to lindane, with R>100 in two, R between 2 and 20 in the other strains. The resistance level to trichlorfon and malathion was very high (R>500 to trichlorfon, R>80 to malathion). Also to dichlorvos (R ranged from 2- to 5-fold), bromophos (R ranged from 20- to 30-fold), and dimethoate (R ranged from 5- to 8-fold) the resistance level was increased. © 1979 Verlag Paul Parey.