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Multiple P450 genes overexpressed in deltamethrin-resistant strains of Helicoverpa armigera.
Pest management science - 1 Aug 2010
Brun-Barale Alexandra, Héma Omer, Martin Thibaud, Suraporn Siripuk, Audant Pascaline, Sezutsu Hideki, Feyereisen René
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Resistance to the pyrethroid insecticide deltamethrin has been a growing problem in the management of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) pest populations in West Africa. Detoxification by P450 enzymes appears to be a major mechanism of resistance, but the genes responsible for resistance are unknown. RESULTS: First, it was shown that deltamethrin resistance in strains from Burkina Faso (Kaya) and from...
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