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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: DDT

MOA: Sodium channel modulators, Pyrethroids, Pyrethrins, DDT
Group: OCL CAS #: 50293 Shaugnessy Code: 29201

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G2644 1974 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
Arkansas
Miner, F.D. (1974). Communication to FAO.
G2645 1974 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
Louisiana
Graves, J. B. (1974). Communication to FAO.
G522 1964 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
Arizona
Anon. (1964). U.S.. Dept. Agric. In: Brown 1971.
G243 1960 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
California
Reynolds, H. T. (1960). Establishing levels of insecticide resistance with standardized laboratory detection methods in agricultural arthropod pests.. Misc. Pub. Entomol. Soc. Am., 2 103-11.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.