Investigation of mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in populations of the New World Screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1067-1078

  Da Silva, N M ^a   De Azeredo Espin, A M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carboxylesterase; Cochliomyia hominivorax; Insecticide resistance; kdr

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; CIPERMETHRIN; INSECT PROTEIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIPTERA; GENOTYPE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LARVA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PYRETHRINS;

CALLIPHORIDAE; COCHLIOMYIA HOMINIVORAX; DIPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349395681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-3gmr643     Document Type: Article

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