Acetylcholinesterase Cdna Sequencing And Identification Of Mutations Associated With Organophosphate Resistance In Cochliomyia Hominivorax (diptera: Calliphoridae)

Altered acetylcholinesterase (AChE) has been identified in numerous arthropod species resistant to organophosphate (OP) and carbamate insecticides. The New World screwworm (NWS) Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), one of the most important myiasis-causing flies in the Neotropics, has been controlled mainly by the application of OP insecticides in its current geographical distribution. However, few studies have investigated insecticide resistance in this species. Based on previous studies about mutations conferring OP resistance in related dipteran species, AChE cDNA was sequenced allowing a survey for mutations (I298V, G401A, F466Y) in NWS populations. In addition, the G137D mutation in the carboxylesterase E3 gene, also associated with OP resistance, was analyzed in the same NWS populations. Only 2/135 individuals presented an altered AChE gene (F466Y). 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