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Impact of agriculture on the selection of insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae: a multigenerational study in controlled conditions.
Parasites & vectors - 16 Oct 2014
Nkya Theresia Estomih, Poupardin Rodolphe, Laporte Frederic, Akhouayri Idir, Mosha Franklin, Magesa Stephen, Kisinza William, David Jean-Philippe
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BACKGROUND: Resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides is mainly attributed to their adaptation to vector control interventions. Although pesticides used in agriculture have been frequently mentioned as an additional force driving the selection of resistance, only a few studies were dedicated to validate this hypothesis and characterise the underlying mechanisms. While insecticide resistance is rising dramatically...
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