Mosquito-borne diseases, the most well known of which is malaria, are among the leading
causes of human deaths worldwide. Vector control is a very important part of the global …

By transmitting major human diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and filariasis,
mosquito species represent a serious threat worldwide in terms of public health, and pose a …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the insect CYP genes and P450 enzymes.
Cytochrome P450, or CYP genes, constitutes one of the largest family of genes, with …

The development of insecticide resistance in insect pests is a worldwide concern and
elucidating the underlying mechanisms is critical for effective crop protection. Recent studies …

The fight against diseases spread by mosquitoes and other insects has enormous
environmental, economic and social consequences. Chemical insecticides remain the first …

Many of the most dangerous human diseases are transmitted by insect vectors. After
decades of repeated insecticide use, all of these vector species have demonstrated the …

Since its first report in Anopheles mosquitoes in 1950s, insecticide resistance has spread
very fast to most sub-Saharan African malaria-endemic countries, where it is predicted to …

Vector‐borne diseases are a global problem—a trend that may only increase if global
temperature rises and demographic trends continue–and their economic and social impact …

Living organisms, from bacteria to humans, display a coordinated transcriptional response to
xenobiotic exposure, inducing enzymes and transporters that facilitate detoxification …

Insects exposed to pesticides undergo strong natural selection and have developed various
adaptive mechanisms to survive. Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in the malaria vector …