Speaker
Lihong Zhao
(Kennesaw University)
Description
With over 1 million deaths annually across the globe due to mosquito-borne diseases, insecticide resistance is a major public health concern. Insecticide-resistant mosquitoes experience both positive and negative selective forces, depending on the resistance genotype, the type and dosage of insecticide applied, and the fitness costs associated with the resistance mutations they carry. Understanding how these forces interact with each other is critical in determining optimal resistance management strategies. We develop and analyze an ODE-based model to examine the impact of resistance management strategies on the evolution of insecticide resistance in mosquito populations and explore optimal control options.
Co-authors
Christina Edholm
(Scripps College)
Jing Li
(California State University Northridge)
Lihong Zhao
(Kennesaw University)
Omar Saucedo
(Virginia Tech)
Silvie Huijben
(Arizona State University)
Summer Atkins
(The University of Alabama in Huntsville)
