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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: diatraea saccharalis

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera pyralidae sugarcane borer AG sugarcane

Active Ingredient: Cry1A.105

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

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G19838 2018 Field Evolved Resistance
Argentina--
San Luis--
La Candelaria
Grimi, D. A., Parody, B., Ramos, M. L., Machado, M., Ocampo, F., Willse, A., Martinelli, S., and Head, G. (2018). Field-evolved resistance to Bt maize in sugarcane borer (Diatraea saccharalis) in Argentina. Pest Management Science, 74 905-913.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.