Life and death at the voltage-sensitive sodium channel: evolution in response to insecticide use

JG Scott - Annual review of entomology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The voltage-sensitive sodium channel (VSSC) is a critical component of the insect nervous
system. Pyrethroids and DDT are insecticides that have been widely used, and they kill …

Matching the genetics of released and local Aedes aegypti populations is critical to assure Wolbachia invasion

GA Garcia, G Sylvestre, R Aguiar… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Traditional vector control approaches such as source reduction and insecticide
spraying have limited effect on reducing Aedes aegypti population. The endosymbiont …

Investigation of Relative Development and Reproductivity Fitness Cost in Three Insecticide-Resistant Strains of Aedes aegypti from Thailand

J Saingamsook, J Yanola, N Lumjuan, C Walton… - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
Knockdown resistance (kdr) and detoxification enzymes are major resistance mechanisms
in insecticide-resistant Aedes aegypti throughout the world. Persistence of the resistance …

[PDF][PDF] DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPLEX PCR METHOD TO DETECT THE V1016G AND F1534C MUTATIONS IN THE VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL GENE …

J SAINGAMSOOK, IN PARASITOLOGY - 2019 - archive.lib.cmu.ac.th
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of viral diseases, including dengue fever (DF), yellow
fever, chikungunya and zika. DF has been a worldwide epidemic in tropical and subtropical …