Temephos resistance in Aedes aegypti in Colombia compromises dengue vector control.

• Main Authors: Nelson Grisales (Author), Rodolphe Poupardin (Author), Santiago Gomez (Author), Idalyd Fonseca-Gonzalez (Author), Hilary Ranson (Author), Audrey Lenhart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Control and prevention of dengue relies heavily on the application of insecticides to control dengue vector mosquitoes. In Colombia, application of the larvicide temephos to the aquatic breeding sites of Aedes aegypti is a key part of the dengue control strategy. Resistance to temephos was recently...