Changes in the life history traits in Aedes aegypti selected for resistance to permethrin and thymol, a spatial repellent.

ABSTRACT: Mosquitoes are both pests and pathogen vectors. Exposure to insecticides for mosquito control may have unintended outcomes on mosquito biology, including evolution of insecticide resistance. Direct lethal effects from exposure to insecticides reduce population size but may also alter phenotypic traits among surviving adult mosquitoes (e.g., size, longevity, biting, susceptibility to pathogen infection), attributable to changes in density-dependence and sub-lethal exposure. Resistance has increased in many populations as a result of traditional contact insecticide mosquito control measures (e.g., pyrethroids). Spatial repellents, including essential oils, are an increasingly important area of mosquito control as spatial repellents deter entry into dwellings, decrease biting, and development

SUBMITTER: Smartt CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12364310 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature