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

Background Culex pipiens is the vector of a large number of pathogens in humans. Use of
insecticides to deal with this vector is the most important way to controlling it. However, in …

Knockdown resistance (kdr) in insects, caused by inherited nucleotide polymorphisms in the
voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene, is a major threat to the efficacy of pyrethroid …

Pyrethroid insecticides have been extensively used in China and worldwide for public health
pest control. Accurate resistance monitoring is essential to guide the rational use of …

Background Culex pipiens pallens is the most abundant Culex mosquito species in northern
China and is an important vector of bancroftian filariasis and, potentially, West Nile virus …

Background The citrus red mite is a worldwide citrus pest and a common sensitizing
allergen of asthma and rhinitis. It has developed strong resistance to many registered …

Sporadic outbreaks of human cases of West Nile virus (WNV), primarily vectored by Culex
quinquefasciatus Say in suburban and urban areas, have been reported since introduction …

Abstract Over 50,000 human West Nile virus (WNV)(Flaviviridae: Flavivirus) clinical disease
cases have been reported to the CDC during the 20 yr that the virus has been present in the …

Resistance to insecticides that impairs nervous transmission has been widely investigated in
mosquito populations as insecticides are crucial to effective insect control. The development …

Culex quinquefasciatus is one of the most important mosquito vectors of arboviruses.
Currently, the fastest approach to control disease transmission is the application of synthetic …