Susceptibility of Aedes albopictus from China to insecticides, and mechanism of DDT resistance
Neng, W.; Yan, X.; Fuming, H.; Dazong, C.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 8(4): 394-397
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 8756-971X PMID: 1474386 Document Number: 400713
Aedes albopictus collected from urban districts of China (12 strains) has developed high levels of DDT resistance, while 2 strains collected from rural areas remain susceptible. The mechanism of DDT resistance was due to intensified activity of DDT-dehydrochlorinase, but the penetration of DDT into the mosquito body is also different. This may possibly have had some influence on the resistance levels of some strains, but it seems unlikely that was the main mechanism of DDT resistance.