DETOXIFYING ESTERASES IN CULEX-PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS FROM THE CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Authors
YEBAKIMA A YPTCHA MM REITER P BISSET J DELAY B CHEVILLON C PASTEUR N
Citation
A. Yebakima et al., DETOXIFYING ESTERASES IN CULEX-PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS FROM THE CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 11(3), 1995, pp. 363-366
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
8756971X
Volume
11
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
363 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
8756-971X(1995)11:3<363:DEICQF>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Several over-produced esterases confer resistance to organophosphorus insecticides in the Culex pipiens complex. We describe their distribut ion in islands and countries of the Caribbean region based on new coll ections and previous studies, and discuss the need to: 1) undertake DN A studies to correctly identify the esterase B alleles that are amplif ied in different regions, and 2) investigate the variability among gen e copies within each amplification system in order to fully understand their origin and their evolution through time.