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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: spodoptera littoralis

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera noctuidae egyptian cotton leafworm, army worm AG alfalfa, cotton, potato, vegetables

Active Ingredient: deltamethrin

MOA: Sodium channel modulators, Pyrethroids, Pyrethrins, DDT
Group: PYR CAS #: 52918635 Shaugnessy Code: 97805

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G5829 1997 Unspecified
Egypt Smafhe, G., and D. Degheele. (1997). Comparitive toxicity and tolerance for the ecdysteroid mimic tebufenozide in a laboratory and field strain of cotton leafworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 90(2) 278-282.
G4053 1982 Field Evolved Resistance
Egypt El-Guindy, M. A., Madi, S. M., Keddis, M. E., Issan, Y. H. and Adbel0Satto, M. M. (1982). Development of resistance to pyrethroids in field populations of the Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis Boisd.. Int. Pest Control., 24 6-11.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.