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Record 1 1985-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

General increase in the ability of a mosquito species to survive exposure to many types of insecticide, i.e., a decline in the normal susceptibility depending on a non-specific defense mechanism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Augmentation générale de l'aptitude d'une espèce de moustique à survivre quand elle est exposée à des insecticides de nombreux types différents [...]

OBS

[...] il s'agit donc d'une diminution de la sensibilité normale, due à un mécanisme de défense non-spécifique vis-à-vis d'un insecticide donné.

Spanish

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