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Genetics of Dieldrin Resistance in Lucilia cuprina Wied.

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IN a comprehensive paper on insecticidal resistance in anopheline mosquitoes Davidson1 demonstrated that resistance to dieldrin in Anopheles gambiae is due to a single gene, partially dominant. In this work the discriminating dose technique, supported by Milani2, for genetical studies on insecticidal resistance in insects was utilized.

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  1. Davidson, G., Bull. World Health Org., 18, 579 (1958).

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  2. Milani, R., Riv. Parassit., 17, 233 (1956); 18, 43 (1957).

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  3. Shanahan, G. J., Nature, 181, 860 (1958).

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  1. Entomological Branch, New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Sydney

    G. J. SHANAHAN

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SHANAHAN, G. Genetics of Dieldrin Resistance in Lucilia cuprina Wied.. Nature 183, 1540–1541 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831540b0

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