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Investigation of mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in populations of the New World Screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 1 Sept 2009
da Silva N M, de Azeredo-Espin A M L
Abstract excerpt
Cochliomyia hominivorax larvae are known for their parasitic habit in living vertebrates, causing considerable economic losses to livestock industry. This ectoparasite has been controlled mainly by applying insecticides, but this method usually results in the selection of resistant individuals. The resistance mechanism known as knockdown resistance (kdr) is a generic term for amino acid substitutions in the...
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