Evolution of Knockdown Resistance Haplotypes in Response to Pyrethroid Selection in Aedes aegypti
J. F. Baltzegar, M. Vella, C. Gunning, G. Vasquez, H. Astete, F. Stell, M. Fisher, T. W. Scott, A. Lenhart, A. L. Lloyd, A. C. Morrison, F. GOULD
This study tracks the evolution of kdr haplotypes in Aedes aegypti over 18 years in Iquitos, Peru, showing a direct link between pyrethroid spraying and increased resistance allele frequencies.
bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2021Evolutionary Biology