The molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes
Author of the article:CUI Feng;QIAO Chuan-Ling
Author's Workplace:State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
Key Words:mosquito; insecticide resistance; molecular mechanism
Abstract:Mosquitoes, due to their special behavior, physiology and close relationship with humans, act as one of the most important vectors of human diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and filariasis. The major vector mosquitoes are memb