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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: lucilia cuprina

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera calliphoridae australian sheep blowfly MED cattle, sheep

Active Ingredient: imidacloprid

MOA: Nicotinic Acetylcholine receptor agonists / antagonists, Neonicotinoids
Group: NICO CAS #: 138261-41-3 Shaugnessy Code: 129099

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G22419 2022 Field Evolved Resistance
Australia--
New South Wales
Kotze, A. C., Bagnall, N. H., Ruffell, A. P., George, S. D., & Rolls, N. M. (2022). Resistance to dicyclanil and imidacloprid in the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, in Australia. Pest management science 4195–4206.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.