Resistance to Pyrethroid Insecticides in Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Bioassay Validation, Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Mutations and CYP6B Overexpression Analysis
Helicoverpa zea is one of the most costly insect pests of food and fiber crops throughout the Americas. Pyrethroid insecticides are widely applied for control as they are effective and relatively inexpensive; however, resistance threatens sustainability because alternative insecticides are often mor...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-05-7891 |