Roles played by esterase activity and by a sodium channel mutation involved in pyrethroid resistance in populations of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Yucatan, Mexico

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1020-1025

  Rosario Cruz, R ^a   Guerrero, Felix D ^a,b   Miller, Robert J ^a,c   Rodriguez Vivas, R I ^a,d   Dominguez Garcia D I ^a,e   Cornel, Anthony J ^a,f   Hernandez Ortiz, R ^a   George, John E ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaricide resistance; Boophilus microplus; Esterases; Sodium channels

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 28344433851     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.6.1020     Document Type: Article

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