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Pyrethroid resistance associated with M918 L mutation and detoxifying metabolism in Aphis gossypii from Bt cotton growing regions of China.
Pest management science - 1 Nov 2017
Chen Xuewei, Tie Minyuan, Chen Anqi, Ma Kangsheng, Li Fen, Liang Pingzhuo, Liu Ying, Song Dunlun, Gao Xiwu
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BACKGROUND: The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover), is a destructive pest that affects numerous crops throughout the world. Pyrethroid resistance has become endemic in A. gossypii populations in the cotton growing areas of China due to wide- spread application of insecticides. To assess the extent of pyrethroid resistance, bioassays were conducted on field populations collected from several cotton cultivation...
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