Development of Resistance to Pyrethroid in Culex pipiens pallens Population under Different Insecticide Selection Pressures.

• Main Authors: Linna Shi (Author), Hongxia Hu (Author), Kai Ma (Author), Dan Zhou (Author), Jing Yu (Author), Daibin Zhong (Author), Fujin Fang (Author), Xuelian Chang (Author), Shengli Hu (Author), Feifei Zou (Author), Weijie Wang (Author), Yan Sun (Author), Bo Shen (Author), Donghui Zhang (Author), Lei Ma (Author), Guofa Zhou (Author), Guiyun Yan (Author), Changliang Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Current vector control programs are largely dependent on pyrethroids, which are the most commonly used and only insecticides recommended by the World Health Organization for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). However, the rapid spread of pyrethroid resistance worldwide compromises the effectiveness of...