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Research Project: Integrated Pest Management of Mosquitoes and Biting Flies

Location: Mosquito and Fly Research

Title: Measuring insecticide resistance in a vacuum: exploring next steps to link resistance data with mosquito control efficacy

Author
item LEHANE, AINE - Cornell University
item CASEY, PARKER-CROCKETT - University Of Florida
item Norris, Edmund
item SARAH, WHEELER - Sacramento Yolo Mosquito Control District
item LAURA, HARRINGTON - Cornell University

Submitted to: Journal of Medical Entomology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/19/2024
Publication Date: 3/1/2024
Citation: Lehane, A., Casey, P., Norris, E.J., Sarah, W., Laura, H. 2024. Measuring insecticide resistance in a vacuum: exploring next steps to link resistance data with mosquito control efficacy. Journal of Medical Entomology. 61(3):584-594. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjae029.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjae029

Interpretive Summary: Insecticide resistance is a great challenge facing mosquito operational control agencies across the United States. Emergence and expansion of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes can be detected by resistance monitoring programs; however, there are gaps in our knowledge regarding the link between resistance bioassay results and operational control outcomes. This manuscript highlights the current state of the field for mosquito resistance monitoring and how these programs correlate to mosquito control failures in the field. This manuscript highights our current gaps in knowledge and what research explorations in the future may allow us to address these knowledge gaps.

Technical Abstract: Insecticide resistance is a great challenge facing mosquito operational control agencies across the United States. Emergence and expansion of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes can be detected by resistance monitoring programs; however, there are gaps in our knowledge regarding the link between resistance bioassay results and operational control outcomes. Here, we review both public health and agricultural studies on pesticide resistance bioassays and control outcomes. A discussion on the main gaps in our knowledge of insecticide resistance and a review of resistance management practices is also presented. We conclude research questions that can advance our understanding of resistance monitoring and control.