Role of enhanced detoxication in a deltamethrin-resistant population of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Argentina

Deltamethrin and other pyrethroids have been extensively used in Argentina since 1980, for the chemical control of Triatoma infestans Klug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Recently, resistance to deltamethrin was detected in field populations by the survival of bugs exposed by topical application to the dia...

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Main Authors: Paola González Audino, Claudia Vassena, Silvia Barrios, Eduardo Zerba, María Inés Picollo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000300018