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Table 1 Summary of traits associated with fitness costs for the G119S mutation for Culex pipiens/C. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes in insecticide-free environments

From: Costs of insensitive acetylcholinesterase insecticide resistance for the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae homozygous for the G119S mutation

Trait

Reference

field studies

 

longer developmental time

[14]

adult size (shorter wing length)

[14]

reduced survival of over-wintering females

[15, 16]

overall fitness

[13, 17]

laboratory studies

 

reduced male mating success

[18]

reduced probability of adult emergence

[1921]

reduced metabolic reserves at emergence

[19]

smaller adult size (tibia length)

[20]

increased risk of predation

[22]

reduced female fecundity

[20]

higher Wolbachia load

[23]