The peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae is a globally distributed crop pest with a host range
of over 400 species including many economically important crop plants. The intensive use of …

Many of the insecticides in current use act on molecular targets in the insect nervous system.
Recently, our understanding of these targets has improved as a result of the complete …

The two most damaging biotypes of Bemisia tabaci, B and Q, have both evolved strong
resistance to the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid. The major mechanism in all …

The bed bug, Cimex lectularius L.(Hemiptera: Cimicidae), has rapidly become a challenging
indoor pest during the last 10 years (Boase, 2001; Doggett et al., 2004; Potter, 2005). This …

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 …

Quinone outside inhibiting (QoI) fungicides represent one of the most widely used groups of
fungicides used to control agriculturally important fungal pathogens. They inhibit the …

19 Insecticide Resistance Page 1 426 © CAB International 2017. Aphids as Crop Pests, 2nd
edition (eds HF van Emden and R. Harrington) Introduction Insecticide resistance is an example …

Background Aedes aegypti is a globally distributed vector of human diseases including
dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika. Pyrethroid insecticides are the primary means …

Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and urban yellow fever.
Insecticides are often the most effective tools to rapidly decrease the density of vector …

BACKGROUND The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover), is a destructive pest that affects
numerous crops throughout the world. Pyrethroid resistance has become endemic in A …