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David Mota-Sanchez
Arthropod Resistance Database Director


Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: spodoptera exigua

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera noctuidae beet army worm, lesser army worm AG cotton, tomato, celery, lettuce, cabbage and alfalfa

Active Ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai

MOA: Microbial disruptors of insect midgut membranes (includes transgenic crops), Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai
Group: BAC CAS #: 0 Shaugnessy Code: 6403

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G15696 2010
Lab selected after field-evolved resistance**

USA--
Alabama--
Prattville
Martinez, P., Navarro-Cerrillo, G., Caccia, S., A. de Maagd, R., Moar, W., Ferre, J., Esciche, B., and Herrero, S. (2010). Constitutive Activation of the Midgut Response to Bacillus thuringiensis in Bt-Resistant Spodoptera exigua. PLOS ONE, 5.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.