Selection and characterization of temephos resistance in a population of Aedes aegypti from Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-320

  Wirth, Margaret C ^a   Georghiou, George P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Esterase; Genetics; Organophosphate; Pyrethroid; Resistance

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; TEMEFOS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

AEDES; ANIMALS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; TEMEFOS; WEST INDIES;

EID: 0033194650     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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