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Resistance to Millettia molluscicide in Biomphalaria glabrata: a quantitative genetical approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

P. K. S. Lam ,
P. J. Whitfield  and
H. Edge
P. K. S. Lam
Affiliation:
Parasitology and Pest Biology Research Group, Division of Biosphere Sciences, King's College, Campden Hill Road, London W8 7AH
P. J. Whitfield
Affiliation:
Parasitology and Pest Biology Research Group, Division of Biosphere Sciences, King's College, Campden Hill Road, London W8 7AH
H. Edge*
Affiliation:
Parasitology and Pest Biology Research Group, Division of Biosphere Sciences, King's College, Campden Hill Road, London W8 7AH
*
†Reprint requests to Dr P. J. Whitfield.
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Summary

This paper demonstrates the use of a quantitative genetical technique to assess genetic variance in molluscicide resistance in a Millettia thonningii-Biomphalaria glabrata system. Results indicated that there were significant genetic variances in both snail size and survival time in 10 p.p.m. molluscicide suspension. The possibility of wider applications of this technique in examining the genetic basis of molluscicide or pesticide resistance in target species is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 1989 , pp. 17 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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