A German cockroach strain, Apyr-R, was collected from Opelika, Alabama after control failures with pyrethroid insecticides. Using the differential display technique combined with northern blot analysis, we have, for the first time, identified three novel genes that were overexpressed in Apyr-R compared to the susceptible strain, ACY. This study indicated that there were multi-genes and novel mechanisms involved in insecticide resistance in Apyr-R.
Species 1: Orthoptera Blattellidae Blattella germanica (German cockroach)
Keywords: Differential display, resistance gene
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