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Lindane‐resistant strains of the leather beetle Dermestes maculatus in the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
BINNS T. J.,
PEMBERTON G. W.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1981.tb05125.x
Subject(s) - biology , lindane , pesticide resistance , toxicology , nuisance , insecticide resistance , veterinary medicine , resistance (ecology) , larva , pesticide , zoology , botany , ecology , medicine
SUMMARY Adult Dermestes maculatus were tested for resistance by exposing them to films of lindane in oil on filter papers. Insects which survived a discriminating dose, designed to knock down 100% of susceptible insects, were classed as resistant. Of 42 strains intercepted on imports or collected from infested poultry houses, 34 were found to be resistant when first tested. The F 1 progeny of survivors from 19 of these resistant strains were also exposed to the discriminating dose. Significant increases in survival confirmed the presence of resistance in 18 strains.