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18616921

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Resistance to organophosphates and carbamates was investigated in three samples of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say, from Cotonou and Parakou in the Republic of Benin. Each population of larvae was selected with propoxur to eliminate susceptible individuals and more easily analyse resistant mosquitoes if the resistance allele is present in the field sample. The mass-selection showed that there are resistant mosquitoes in natural populations of C. p. quinquefasciatus in Benin and that nowadays they are still at a low frequency. The result of the PCR-based assay revealed the presence of the G119S mutation in all the C. p. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes that survived exposure to mass-selection. This mutation is the same than reported in a large range of insects, including Anopheles gambiae. Thus, the G119S mutation is spreading in natural populations of C. p. quinquefasciatus in Africa. Therefore, good mosquito control strategies and agricultural use of insecticides are critical, and should be carefully applied to limit the spread of this resistance gene.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1873-6254
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
107
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
272-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Presence of insensitive acetylcholinesterase in wild populations of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus from Benin.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin. Luc.Djogbenou@ird.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't