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Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Incidence:
At least 38 species of anopheline mosquito have developed resistance to one or more insecticides.
Broader Problems:
Insect resistance to insecticides
Related Problems:
Mosquito breeding ponds
Flea resistance to insecticides
Louse resistance to insecticides
Blackfly resistance to insecticides
Housefly resistance to insecticides
Cockroach resistance to insecticides
Aggravates:
Mosquito-borne diseases
Mosquitoes as vectors of disease
Values:
Resistance
Nonresistance
Resistance
Subject(s):
Industry
→
Chemical products
Invertebrates
→
Insects
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
30.09.2019 – 18:05 CEST