Permethrin Resistance in Aedes aegypti Affects Aspects of Vectorial Capacity.

ABSTRACT: Aedes aegypti, as one of the vectors transmitting several arboviruses, is the main target in mosquito control programs. Permethrin is used to control mosquitoes and Aedes aegypti get exposed due to its overuse and are now resistant. The increasing percentage of permethrin resistant Aedes aegypti has become an important issue around the world and the potential influence on vectorial capacity needs to be studied. Here we selected a permethrin resistant (p-s) Aedes aegypti population from a wild Florida population and confirmed the resistance ratio to its parental population. We used allele-specific PCR genotyping of the V1016I and F1534C sites in the sodium channel gene to map mutations responsible for the resistance. Two important factors, survival rate and vecto

SUBMITTER: Chen TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7830706 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature