@article {46910,
	title = {Inheritance of DDT-resistance in body-lice},
	journal = {Bulletin of the World Health Organization},
	volume = {36},
	year = {1967},
	month = {1967},
	pages = {431 - 434},
	abstract = {<p>The interpretation of surveys of DDT-resistance in body-lice is handicapped by the fact that the genetics of this form of resistance have not been studied. This paper reports on a preliminary investigation on normal and resistant strains of lice, F(1) and F(2) hybrids of a mass cross and F(1) x R hybrids exposed to DDT dust and DDT-impregnated paper of various concentrations. The results were consistent with inheritance by a single gene pair (or possibly a small number of genes). The F(1) hybrids were intermediate in tolerance but were all killed by 5\% DDT dust. This confirms a suggestion that 5\% DDT dust would be suitable for testing for incipient resistance.</p>
},
	keywords = {animals, DDT, genetics, Insecticide resistance, lice},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2476308/},
	author = {Busvine,James R.}
}
