STUDIES ON THE INHERITANCE OF CARBAMATE-RESISTANCE IN THE HOUSEFLY (MUSCA DOMESTICA L.).
In view of the increasing importance of carbamic acid esters in insect control, the authors have conducted studies on the inheritance of carbamate-resistance in the housefly Resistance to Isolan (1-isopropyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolyl dimethylcarbamate) in carbamate-selected strains is inherited as a partially dominant major single factor, without sex linkage or appreciable cytoplasmic influence. Inclusion of piperonyl butoxide as a synergist with Sevin (1-naphthyl methylcarbamate), Zectran (4-dimethylamino-3,5-xylyl methylcarbamate), or m-isopropylphenyl methylcarbamate also produced evidence of monofactorial inheritance.In contrast, resistance to Isolan and to a combination of Sevin and piperonyl butoxide in a ronnel-selected strain is inherited in a pattern suggestive of a polygenic system.The results obtained are discussed in the light of previously established data on the rate of development, stability and regression of carbamate-resistance.
D000818:Animals; D002219:Carbamates; D005823:Genetics; D006793:Houseflies; D007300:Insect Control; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; D012106:Research
D002219:Carbamates; D007306:Insecticides; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; C100037:mexacarbate; C091929:ronnel; C036868:methyl carbamate; C008186:isolan; C010645:3,5-xylyl methylcarbamate
CARBAMATES; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; GENETICS; HOUSEFLIES; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES