Which is stronger? A continuing battle between Cry toxins and insects

L Liu, Z Li, X Luo, X Zhang, SH Chou, J Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
In this article, we review the latest works on the insecticidal mechanisms of Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry toxins and the resistance mechanisms of insects against Cry toxins …

Role of plasmid plasticity and mobile genetic elements in the entomopathogen Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis

A Gillis, N Fayad, L Makart, A Bolotin… - FEMS microbiology …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Bacillus thuringiensis is a well-known biopesticide that has been used for more than 80
years. This spore-forming bacterium belongs to the group of Bacillus cereus that also …

In the hunt for genomic markers of metabolic resistance to pyrethroids in the mosquito Aedes aegypti: An integrated next-generation sequencing approach

F Faucon, T Gaude, I Dusfour, V Navratil… - PLoS Neglected …, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The capacity of Aedes mosquitoes to resist chemical insecticides threatens the
control of major arbovirus diseases worldwide. Until alternative control tools are widely …

Evolution of resistance to insecticide in disease vectors

P Labbé, H Alout, L Djogbénou, N Pasteur… - Genetics and evolution of …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Publisher Summary The control of vector-borne diseases represents one of the greatest
global public health challenges. This chapter provides a global overview of various aspects …

[PDF][PDF] Strong Positive Selection in Aedes aegypti and the Rapid Evolution of Insecticide Resistance

RR Love, JR Sikder, RJ Vivero… - Molecular Biology …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Aedes aegypti vectors the pathogens that cause dengue, yellow fever, Zika virus, and
chikungunya and is a serious threat to public health in tropical regions. Decades of work has …

Lure-and-Kill Yeast Interfering RNA Larvicides Targeting Neural Genes in the Human Disease Vector Mosquito Aedes aegypti

LK Hapairai, K Mysore, Y Chen, EI Harper… - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
New mosquito control strategies are vitally needed to address established arthropod-borne
infectious diseases such as dengue and yellow fever and emerging diseases such as Zika …

Characterization of a broad-based mosquito yeast interfering RNA larvicide with a conserved target site in mosquito semaphorin-1a genes

K Mysore, P Li, CW Wang, LK Hapairai, ND Scheel… - Parasites & …, 2019‏ - Springer
Background RNA interference (RNAi), which has facilitated functional characterization of
mosquito neural development genes such as the axon guidance regulator semaphorin-1a …

[HTML][HTML] Long-Term Exposure to Lambda-Cyhalothrin Reveals Novel Genes Potentially Involved in Aedes aegypti Insecticide Resistance

A Mejía, AM Mejía-Jaramillo, GJ Fernandez, Y Granada… - Insects, 2025‏ - mdpi.com
Insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti populations hinders vector control programs. Many
studies have focused on the classical mechanisms, kdr mutations, and metabolic enzymes …

Larval Exposure to the Bacterial Insecticide Bti Enhances Dengue Virus Susceptibility of Adult Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

I Moltini-Conclois, R Stalinski, G Tetreau, L Després… - Insects, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Understanding the interactions between pathogens sharing the same host can be
complicated for holometabolous animals when larval and adult stages are exposed to …

Characterization of a yeast interfering RNA larvicide with a target site conserved in the synaptotagmin gene of multiple disease vector mosquitoes

K Mysore, P Li, CW Wang, LK Hapairai… - PLoS neglected …, 2019‏ - journals.plos.org
New mosquito control strategies are vitally needed to address established and emerging
arthropod-borne infectious diseases. Here we describe the characterization of a yeast …