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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: helicoverpa armigera

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera noctuidae cotton bollworm AG cotton, corn, sorghum, tomato

Active Ingredient: MVP II (Cry1AC)

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

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G6831 2002 Unspecified
Australia Cooke, L.R. (2002). Evidence of shift in susceptibility of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin Cry1Ac in Australia Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Resistance Pest Management Newsletter, 11(2) 44-48.
G5365 2003 Unspecified
China--
Henan--
Yanshi City
Fengxia, M., J. Shen, W. Zhou, and H. Cen. (2003). Long-term selection for resistance to transgenic cotton expressing Bacillus thuringiensis toxin in helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).. Pest Managment Science, 60 167-172.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.