Loss of pyrethroid resistance in newly established laboratory colonies of Aedes aegypti.

• Main Authors: Farah Z Vera-Maloof (Author), Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez (Author), Rosa P Penilla-Navarro (Author), Americo D Rodriguez-Ramirez (Author), Felipe Dzul (Author), Pablo Manrique-Saide (Author), William C Black (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Aedes aegypti has become widespread after almost two decades of the frequent use of these pesticides to reduce arbovirus transmission. Despite this resistance, pyrethroids continue to be used because they are relatively inexpensive and have low hum...