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[An experimental model to analyse the characteristics of a strain of Culex pipiens and its sensitivity to insecticides].
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) - 1 Jul 1999
Chauvancy G, Barbazan P, Gonzalez J P
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This study, based on phenotype of green larvae colour, has enabled the selection of a genetically distinct line of Culex pipiens pipiens. The four loci under study were found to be homozygous to the 42nd generation. These loci were associated with an increased sensitivity to organochlorides in the progeny when compared to the parent strain. This observation, with possible expansion to other species, has potential...
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