A mutation that causes resistance to pyrethroid insecticides—used in mosquito bed nets—was identified in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito.

A new study has detected a DNA marker in a gene encoding a key enzyme known as cytochrome P450 that helps mosquitoes to break ...

Scientists have discovered a new genetic mutation in mosquitoes that helps them to resist insecticides, a major hurdle to ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 2, 2023) A study published in Pest Management Science finds resistance to insecticides like pyrethroids are challenging attempts to control the mosquito Aedes aegypti (Ae.

A new study, jointly led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) ...

A novel CRISPR-based tool introduces insecticide-susceptible genes without them spreading uncontrollably. Insecticide use and insecticide resistance form a vicious cycle – insecticides cause ...

Insecticides are crucial for the assurance of food security, agricultural productivity and control of disease vectors. However, resistance, defined as a hereditable change in susceptibility to an ...

Insecticides have been used for centuries to counteract widespread pest damage to valuable food crops. Eventually, over time, beetles, moths, flies and other insects develop genetic mutations that ...

For decades, insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor insecticide spraying regimens have been important – and widely successful – treatments against mosquitoes that transmit malaria, a dangerous global ...

A new publication released by University of Wyoming Extension assesses insecticide resistance in alfalfa weevil populations in Wyoming, Montana and Utah. (UW Extension Photo) A new publication ...