Daniele Dedola

First validation of kdr-based pyrethroid resistance detection in the emerging vector Culex perexiguus.

During a mosquito resistance survey, the emerging vector Culex perexiguus was detected for the first time in different locations in Sardinia (Italy), where Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus constitute the majority of the local mosquito community. According to preliminary phylogenetic analysis based on cytochrome c oxi...