Pyrethroid Insecticide Resistance kdr Gene in the House Fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), in the United Arab Emirates
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52654#.VJzT8cCAM4 Author(s) Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb Affiliation(s) Biology Department, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE . ABSTRACT The house fly, Musca domestica L., is a very important insect because of its role as a vector of several human, livestock, and poultry diseases. Different groups of insecticides, including the pyrethroids, are used to control house flies. The objective of the current study was to conduct a survey of the kdr insecticide resistance gene in the house fly population in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Flies were collected from five locations (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah, Ajman, and Ras Al- Kh...