Knockdown Resistance to DDT and Pyrethroids in the House Fly (Diptera: Muscidae): From Genetic Trait to Molecular Mechanism

Authors: Soderlund, David M.; Knipple, Douglas C.

Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 92, Number 6, November 1999 , pp. 909-915(7)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

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Abstract:

Knockdown resistance to DDT and pyrethrins was the 1st insecticide resistance trait involving reduced target site sensitivity to be identified and isolated genetically. Almost 5 decades later, knockdown resistance continues to threaten the continued effectiveness of pyrethroid insecticides in the control of numerous agricultural pests and vectors of human disease. In this review we summarize progress in the characterization of knockdown resistance in the house fly, Musca domestica L., culminating in the identification of the specific sodium channel gene mutations that cause the reduced neuronal sensitivity to DDT and pyrethroids in knockdown-resistant insects.

Keywords: house fly; knockdown resistance; DDT; pyrethroids; genetic

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1999-11-01

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Annals of the Entomological Society of America is published in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Annals especially invites submission of manuscripts that integrate different areas of insect biology, and address issues that are likely to be of broad relevance to entomologists. Articles also report on basic aspects of the biology of arthropods, divided into categories by subject matter: systematics; ecology and population biology; arthropod biology; arthropods in relation to plant diseases; conservation biology and biodiversity; physiology, biochemistry, and toxicology; morphology, histology, and fine structure; genetics; and behavior.
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