Metabolic resistance of the tiger mosquito to pyrethroid insecticides in La Reunion Island likely results from local adaptation
Tiphaine Bacot, Jean‐Marc Bonneville, Vincent Lacroix, Pascal Oberbach, Thierry Gaude, Louis Nadalin, Frédéric Laporte, Nausicaa Habchi‐Hanriot, Guillaume Dupuy, Cyrille Czeher, Michaël C. Fontaine, Frédéric Boyer, Jean‐Philippe David
This study identifies genetic mechanisms of pyrethroid resistance in La Reunion Island tiger mosquitoes, showing it results from local adaptation through detoxification gene over-expression and a large inverted superlocus.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Feb 19, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics