Abstract The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …

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 …

The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is an economically important pest of small grain
crops that occurs in all maize growing regions of the Americas. The intensive use of …

The increased urbanization of a growing global population makes imperative the
development of sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for urban pest …

Pyrethroid insecticides target voltage-gated sodium channels, which are critical for electrical
signaling in the nervous system. The intensive use of pyrethroids in controlling arthropod …

Knockdown resistance (kdr) and super-kdr (skdr) point mutations have been identified in the
voltage-gated sodium channel (vgsc) para genes in several aphid species with resistance to …

This study establishes deltamethrin resistance in a common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L.,
population collected from New York City (NY-BB). The NY-BB population was 264-fold more …

The poultry red mite (PRM), Dermanyssus gallinae, is a major threat for the poultry industry
worldwide. Chemical compounds have been extensively used for PRM control, leading to …

Permethrin is a pyrethroid pesticide that was previously reported to promote fat
accumulation and insulin resistance in vitro. A recent study in female mice also found that …

Pediculus lice represent one of the longest and most prevalent parasitic infestations of
humans. Head lice are an economic and social concern whereas body lice pose a more …