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APRD Survey

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We value your contribution to and use of the Arthropod Pesticide Resistance Database (APRD).

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David Mota-Sanchez
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: teflubenzuron

MOA: Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis, type 0, Lepidopteran, Benzoylureas
Group: BPU CAS #: 83121180 Shaugnessy Code: 129048

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G5595 1995 Unspecified
Netherlands Van Laecke, K., G. Smagghe, and D. Degheele. (1995). Detoxifying Enzymes in Greenhouse and Laboratory Strain of Beet Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 88(4) 777-781.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.