What type of evolutionary event has occurred here

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A population of Anopheles mosquitoes reaches very high densities, and is subjected to aerial spraying by DDT. The following six years, the mosquitoes are not observed at all, but the population was sprayed "just in case". An outbreak occurs seven years later, however, and this time, the aerial spraying with DDT is much less effective. Laboratory tests indicate that these mosquitoes are resistant to DDT, avoiding surfaces coated with it. It also seems that, in the absence of DDT, they have a reduced growth rate and lower fertility than mosquitoes collected before the spraying. Field ecologists report that virtually every predatory insect has been eliminated from the regions sprayed with DDT.

a) What type of evolutionary event has occurred here? What was the likely mechanism for the change in the mosquito population?

b) What recommendations would you make as a mosquito control strategy for the future.

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