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1 March 2013 Permethrin Resistance in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Associated Fitness Costs
Hiang Hao Chan, Jaal Zairi
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Insecticide resistance has become a serious issue in vector management programs. Information on insecticidal resistance and its associated mechanisms is important for successful insecticide resistance management. The selection of a colony of permethrin-resistant Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), originating from Penang Island, Malaysia, yielded high larval-specific resistance to permethrin and cross-resistance to deltamethrin. Synergism assays showed that the major mechanism underlying this resistance involves cytochrome P450 monooxygenase. The resistance is autosomal, polygenically inherited and incompletely dominant (D = 0.26). Resistant larvae were reared under different conditions to assess the fitness costs. Under high larval density, larval development time of the resistant SGI strain was significantly longer than the susceptible VCRU strain. In both high- and low-density conditions SGI showed a lower rate of emergence and survival compared with the VCRU strain. Resistant larvae were more susceptible to predation by Toxorhynchites splendens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae. The body size of SGI females reared under high-density conditions was larger compared with females of the susceptible strain. SGI females survived longer when starved than did VCRU females. The energy reserve upon eclosion was positively correlated with the size of the adults.

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Hiang Hao Chan and Jaal Zairi "Permethrin Resistance in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Associated Fitness Costs," Journal of Medical Entomology 50(2), 362-370, (1 March 2013). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12182
Received: 15 August 2012; Accepted: 1 January 2013; Published: 1 March 2013
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KEYWORDS
energy reserve
fitness cost
larval developmental time
permethrin resistance
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