Mechanisms underlying fipronil resistance in a multiresistant field strain of the German cockroach (Blattodea: Blattellidae).

doi:10.1603/me11106

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Mechanisms underlying fipronil resistance in a multiresistant field strain of the German cockroach (Blattodea: Blattellidae).

Journal of medical entomology - 1 Jan 2012

Gondhalekar Ameya D, Scharf Michael E

Abstract excerpt

German cockroaches (Blattella germanica L.) have significant impacts on human health, most notably they are implicated as causes of childhood asthma. Gel bait formulations of fipronil, a phenylpyrazole insecticide, have been in use for German cockroach control in the United States since 1998. Previously, dieldrin resistant German cockroach strains were shown to have 7- to 17-fold cross-resistance to fipronil....

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Animals
Blattellidae
Insecticide Resistance
Insecticides
Mutation
Pesticide Synergists
Polymorphism, Genetic
Pyrazoles

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PMID: 22308780
DOI: 10.1603/me11106

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