Resistance to pyrethroids in the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais

The maize weevil is a pest of stored crop products, predominantly maize across humid areas of the world. The Sitophilus zeamais were controlled with pyrethroids until resistance emerged in areas across Brazil. This resistance was found to be conveyed by a super-kdr mutation in the voltage gated sodi...

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Main Author: Cash, Francesca
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12560/