Carboxylesterase gene amplifications associated with insecticide resistance in Aedes albopictus: Geographical distribution and evolutionary origin.

• Main Authors: Linda Grigoraki (Author), Dimitra Pipini (Author), Pierrick Labbé (Author), Alexandra Chaskopoulou (Author), Mylene Weill (Author), John Vontas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Aedes albopictus is one of the most invasive human disease vectors. Its control has been largely based on insecticides, such as the larvicide temephos. Temephos resistance has been associated with the up-regulation, through gene amplification, of two carboxylesterase (CCE) genes closely l...