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Arthropod Resistance Database Director


Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: spodoptera exigua

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera noctuidae beet army worm, lesser army worm AG cotton, tomato, celery, lettuce, cabbage and alfalfa

Active Ingredient: Pyrethroids - Unspecified In Literature

MOA: Sodium channel modulators, Pyrethroids, Pyrethrins, DDT
Group: PYR CAS #: 0 Shaugnessy Code: 0

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G3882 1980 Field Evolved Resistance
El Salvador Herve, J.J. (1980). Personal communication.
G3883 1980 Field Evolved Resistance
Guatemala Herve, J.J. (1980). Personal communication.
G3884 1980 Field Evolved Resistance
Nicaragua Herve, J.J. (1980). Personal communication.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.