Article
Detection of the A302S Rdl mutation in fipronil bait-selected strains of the German cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae).
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Oct 2013
Ang Ling-Hui, Nazni Wasi Ahmad, Kuah Meng-Kiat, Shu-Chien Alexander Chong, Lee Chow-Yang
Abstract excerpt
Extensive usage and heavy reliance on insecticides have led to the development of insecticide resistance in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.). Six field-collected strains of B. germanica from Singapore were used to investigate resistance to fipronil and dieldrin. The three strains (Boat Quay, Cavenagh Road, and Ghimmoh Road) with greatest resistance to fipronil were subjected to selection with...
Topics
- Animals
- Blattellidae
- Dieldrin
- Insect Proteins
- Insecticide Resistance
- Insecticides
- Male
- Mutation
- Nymph
- Organothiophosphates
- Pesticide Synergists
