Human pathogens that are transmitted by insects are a global problem, particularly those
vectored by mosquitoes; for example, malaria parasites transmitted by Anopheles species …

By transmitting major human diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and filariasis,
mosquito species represent a serious threat worldwide in terms of public health, and pose a …

Pyrethroid insecticides target voltage-gated sodium channels, which are critical for electrical
signaling in the nervous system. The intensive use of pyrethroids in controlling arthropod …

A field trial of permethrin‐impregnated bednets and curtains was initiated in Western Kenya
in 1990, and a strain of Anopheles gambiae showing reduced susceptibility to permethrin …

The term “knockdown resistance” is used to describe cases of resistance to diphenylethane
(eg DDT) and pyrethroid insecticides in insects and other arthropods that result from …

Human arboviral diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya
and yellow fever remain global public health threats to date. Of these diseases, dengue …

Because free-insecticide treated net distribution is planned in Benin (West Africa) during the
next few years, we investigated the type, frequency and distribution of insecticide resistance …

Voltage-gated sodium channels are essential for the generation and propagation of action
potentials (ie, electrical impulses) in excitable cells. Although most of our knowledge about …

The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a
serious pest on a wide range of crops throughout the world. F. occidentalis is difficult to …

Mosquitoes within the Culex pipiens complex are widely distributed and important in the
transmission of many human diseases. Insecticides, pyrethroids in particular, remain a …