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The impact of sublethal permethrin exposure on susceptible and resistant genotypes of the urban disease vector Aedes aegypti.
Pest management science - 1 Jul 2021
Rigby Lisa M, Johnson Brian J, Peatey Christopher L, Beebe Nigel W, Devine Gregor J
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BACKGROUND: In urban environments, some of the most common control tools used against the mosquito disease vector Aedes aegypti are pyrethroid insecticides applied as aerosols, fogs or residual sprays. Their efficacy is compromised by patchy deployment, aging residues, and the evolution and invasion of pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes. A large proportion of mosquitoes in a given environment will therefore receive...
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