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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: bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab

MOA: Microbial disruptors of insect midgut membranes (includes transgenic crops), Bacillus thuringiensis (variety unstated)
Group: BAC CAS #: 0 Shaugnessy Code: 0

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G20634 2017
Lab selected after field-evolved resistance**

China--
Henan--
Anyang
Liu L, Gao M, Yang S, Liu S, Wu Y, Carrière Y, Yang Y. (2017). Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry2Ab and survival on single-toxin and pyramided cotton in cotton bollworm from China. Evolutionary Applications, 10 170-179.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.