Insecticide resistance

Mosquito Genes Linked to Insecticide Resistance Vary in Activity by Time of Day, Study Shows

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Florida are most resistant to a common insecticide around dusk but most susceptible between midnight and dawn, a new study finds. A key contributing factor observed by researchers is that five key genes that produce detoxifying enzymes in the mosquitoes are affected by changes in light over 24-hour cycles. Here, a … Read more

Assessing insecticide susceptibility of Culex pipiens linnaeus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Aras River basin: implications for disease control | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Kipkorir KK. Incidences and impacts of climate-induced vector borne diseases in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. J Aquat Terrestr Ecosyst. 2024;2(1):48–61. Google Scholar  Azari-Hamidian S, Norouzi B, Harbach RE. A detailed review of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Iran and their medical and veterinary importance. Acta Trop. 2019;194:106–22. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Wilkerson RC, … Read more