Past and present resistance status to pyrethroid insecticides of Aedes aegypti from New Caledonia
A study published in Scientific Reports indicates that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in New Caledonia have developed significant resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. The findings suggest that current control strategies are becoming ineffective, necessitating a shift toward alternative methods like Wolbachia-based interventions.
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Rising insecticide resistance in disease-carrying mosquitoes poses a direct threat to public health efforts to control dengue fever.
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