A molecular test to identify resistance alleles at the amplified esterase locus in the mosquito Culex pipiens

Authors
Berticat, C Dubois, MP Marquine, M Chevillon, C Raymond, M
Citation
C. Berticat et al., A molecular test to identify resistance alleles at the amplified esterase locus in the mosquito Culex pipiens, PEST MAN SC, 56(9), 2000, pp. 727-731
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
ISSN journal
1526498X → ACNP
Volume
56
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
727 - 731
Database
ISI
SICI code
1526-498X(200009)56:9<727:AMTTIR>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A new PCR/RFLP method is presented to identify all described alleles involv ed in resistance at the Ester locus in the mosquito Culex pipiens. The effi ciency of this method as well as its advantages compared with the tradition al identification technique (starch gel electrophoresis) have been tested i n four natural samples from France, Tunisia and California. This simple and fast molecular test is a very convenient tool for studies in field populat ions and laboratory strains. (C) 2000 Society of Chemical Industry.