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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: plutella xylostella

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera plutellidae diamond-back moth AG crucifers, nasturtium

Active Ingredient: lindane

MOA: GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, Cyclodiene organochlorines
Group: CYCLO CAS #: 58-89-9 Shaugnessy Code: 9001

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G3463 1978 Field Evolved Resistance
Malaysia Sudderuddin, K. I. And Kok, P.-F. (1978). Insecticide resistance in Plutella xylsotella collected from the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia.. FAO Plant Prot. Bull., 26 53-57.
G879 1965 Field Evolved Resistance
Sri Lanka Fernando, H. E. 1965. (1965). In: FAO 1967.
G128 1957 Field Evolved Resistance
Singapore Henderson, F. C. (1957). Insecticidal control of the diamondback moth (Plutella maculipennis Curt.) on cabbages at Cameron Highlands.. Malay Agric. J., 40 275-79.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.