Resistance of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae and adults to insecticides based on bioassays and knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in Zhejiang Province, China.

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Aedes albopictus, a common mosquito in Zhejiang Province, is a carrier of more than twenty arboviruses. There are dozens or even hundreds of imported cases of dengue fever every year in Zhejiang Province, and there have also been many local outbreaks caused by imported cases of dengue fever. The objectives were to assess the resistance of larvae and adults of several Ae. albopictus strains in Zhejiang Province to...

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• Aedes
• Biological Assay
• Insecticide Resistance
• Insecticides
• Mosquito Vectors