Article
Permethrin Resistance Status and Associated Mechanisms in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) From Chiapas, Mexico.
Journal of medical entomology - 12 Mar 2021
Janich Ashley J, Saavedra-Rodriguez Karla, Vera-Maloof Farah Z, Kading Rebekah C, Rodríguez Américo D, Penilla-Navarro Patricia, López-Solis Alma D, Solis-Santoyo Francisco, Perera Rushika, Black William C
Abstract excerpt
There are major public health concerns regarding the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, which are mainly controlled by using insecticides against the vectors, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse). Pyrethroids are the primary class of insecticides used for vector control, due to their rapid knockdown effect and low toxicity to vertebrates. Unfortunately,...
Topics
- Aedes
- Animals
- Genes, Insect
- Insect Proteins
- Insecticide Resistance
- Insecticides
- Mexico
- Mosquito Control
- Mosquito Vectors
- Mutation
