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

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