kdr mutations and deltamethrin resistance in house flies in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Distribution of the knockdown resistance mutation L1014F, percentage, and Chi-square of Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in the sampled Musca domestica populations based on results of the PCR amplification of specific alleles analysis, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2023

Location map code^a	Location name^a	N house flies tested	N flies with genotypes^b:			% RR alleles	χ²	P
Location map code^a	Location name^a	N house flies tested	RR	SS	RS	% RR alleles	χ²	P
1	Mina Zayed	16	1	6	9	34.4	0.9741	0.3236
2	Hadbat Al Zafranah	6	0	0	6	18.8	6	0.0143*
3	Al Danah	19	0	6	13	40.6	5.1376	0.0234*
4	Al Muzoun	15	1	10	4	18.8	0.4166	0.5186
5	Al Mushrif	10	1	6	3	15.6	0.4	0.527
6	Al Bateen	15	0	9	6	18.8	0.9375	0.3329
7	Al Rawdah	17	4	6	7	46.9	0.4623	0.4965
8	Shahama City	18	0	15	3	9.4	0.1487	0.6997
9	Al Samha	18	0	13	5	15.6	0.4682	0.4937
10	Al Bahiya	8	1	3	4	18.8	0.0355	0.8504
11	Baniyas	8	1	6	1	9.4	2.7823	0.0953
12	Mirfa	14	1	9	4	18.8	0.3213	0.5707
13	Madinat Zayed	18	2	9	7	34.4	0.1259	0.7227
14	Al Hayer	9	1	6	2	12.5	1.1479	0.2839
15	Al Khazna	17	0	13	4	12.5	0.3022	0.5824
16	Hili	20	1	15	4	15.6	0.9304	0.3347
17	Remah	8	0	8	0	0.0	-	-
18	Central district	16	0	11	5	15.6	0.5486	0.4588
19	Al Shuwaymah	27	0	12	15	46.9	3.994	0.0456*
	Total	279	14	163	102

kdr Knockdown resistance
*Significantly different at P ≤ 0.05, indicating that the population is not in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium
^aSee Fig. 1 for corresponding codes and sampling locations
^bRR Homozygous resistant (kdr/kdr), RS heterozygous (kdr/sus), SS homozygous susceptible (sus/sus)

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