Decade long upsurge in mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in bed bug populations in the USA
Decade long upsurge in mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in bed bug populations in the USA
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DOI:
10.1007/s10340-022-01505-4
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发表时间:
2022-04-20
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4.8
通讯作者:
Booth,Warren
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作者:
Lewis,Cari D.;Levine,Brenna A.;Booth,Warren
Over the past three decades, the bed bugCimex lectulariushas resurged as a prominent indoor pest on a global scale. Knockdown-associated insecticide resistance (kdr) involving the voltage-gated sodium channel, targeted by organochlorine and pyrethroid insecticides, was first reported inC. lectulariuswithin a few years of the widespread use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and has been implicated as a significant factor contributing to the species’ recent resurgence. Since then, selection with pyrethroid insecticides has intensified, yet little is known regarding its short-term impacts on the frequency ofkdr-associated mutations. Here, we report temporal changes in the frequencies of threekdr-associated mutations inC. lectulariuspopulations collected across the USA from two time periods, sampled approximately a decade apart. The results reveal a significant increase in the frequencies ofkdr-associated mutations over this period and the absence of the insecticide-susceptible genotype in recent collections. Furthermore, a significant transition was observed toward infestations possessing multiplekdr-associated mutations. These findings suggest that the persistent use of pyrethroid insecticides over the past decade continues to impose strong selection pressure onC. lectulariuspopulations, driving the proliferation ofkdr-associated mutations. They demonstrate that, if unabated, strong anthropogenic selection can drive the rapid evolution of adaptive traits.