Article
Insecticide Resistance and Fitness: The Case of Four Aedes aegypti Populations from Different Brazilian Regions
Registro en:
DAVID, Mariana Rocha et al. Insecticide Resistance and Fitness: The Case of Four Aedes aegypti Populations from Different Brazilian Regions. Biomed Research Internacional, v. 2018, p. 1-12, 2018.
2314-6133
10.1155/2018/6257860
2314-6141
Autor
David, Mariana Rocha
Garcia, Gabriela Azambuja
Valle, Denise
Freitas, Rafael Maciel de
Resumen
Chemical control is still a major strategy to constrain vector density and mitigate pathogen transmission. However, insecticide overuse poses a high selective pressure, favouring the spread of resistance alleles in natural populations. In an insecticide-free environment, a fitness cost is expected in resistant insects when compared to susceptible counterparts. This study investigates whether insecticide resistance to an organophosphate (temephos) and a pyrethroid (deltamethrin) is associated with fitness traits in four Aedes aegypti wild populations sampled every three months over one year.