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Acetylcholinesterase mutation in an insecticide-resistant population of the codling moth Cydia pomonella (L.).
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2006
Cassanelli Stefano, Reyes Maritza, Rault Magali, Carlo Manicardi Gian, Sauphanor Benoît
Abstract excerpt
Two strains of Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) were selected in the lab by exposure to increasing concentrations of diflubenzuron (Rdfb strain) or azinphos-methyl (Raz strain). Insecticide bioassays showed that the adults of the Rdfb strain exhibited a 2.6-fold and a 7.7-fold resistance ratio to azinphos-methyl and carbaryl, respectively compared to a susceptible strain (S) whereas the adults of...
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