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Susceptibility status of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations to the chemical insecticide temephos in Pernambuco, Brazil
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AMORIM, L. B. et al. Susceptibility status of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations to the chemical insecticide temephos in Pernambuco, Brazil. Pest Management Science, v. 69, n. 12, p. 1307–1314, dez. 2013.
1526-4998
10.1002/ps.3502
Autor
Amorim, Liliane Barbosa
Helvecio, Elisama
Oliveira, Cláudia Maria Fontes de
Ayres, Constância Flávia Junqueira
Resumen
Este projeto foi apoiado por subvenções da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Culex quinquefasciatus is the vector of many agents of human diseases, including Wuchereria bancrofti, the parasite that causes bancroftian filariasis, an endemic disease in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Although temephos is not currently used to control C. quinquefasciatus, the species might be under a selection process from incidental exposure to this compound. This study aimed to evaluate the susceptibility status of C. quinquefasciatus to temephos, using bioassays, and to investigate its putative resistance mechanisms through biochemical assays and screening of the G119S mutation in the acetylcholinesterase gene, which is associated with organophosphate resistance, carried out by PCR and sequencing. 2050-01-01
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