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Aug 2026
Allelic Survey and Population Genomics in a Hotspot of Diflubenzuron Resistance in the Mosquito Culex pipiens
Simple Summary The mosquito Culex pipiens is a primary disease vector worldwide, and chemical insecticides have been the most widely employed control tool. Recently, insecticide resistance to diflubenzuron, a larvicide commonly used in mosquito control, has been documented in Cx. pipiens populations from the Emilia-Rom...
Flavio Piras, Valentina Lucchesi, A. Puggioli et al.
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