Nationwide investigation of the pyrethroid susceptibility of mosquito larvae collected from used tires in Vietnam.

Pyrethroid resistance is envisioned to be a major problem for the vector control program since, at present, there are no suitable chemical substitutes for pyrethroids. Cross-resistance to knockdown agents, which are mainly used in mosquito coils and related products as spatial repellents, is the mos...

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Main Authors: Hitoshi Kawada, Yukiko Higa, Yen T Nguyen, Son H Tran, Hoa T Nguyen, Masahiro Takagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2647736?pdf=render