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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: choristoneura fumiferana

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera tortricidae eastern spruce budworm AG spruce

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
G861 1965 Field Evolved Resistance
Canada--
New Brunswick
Randall, A. P. (1965). Evidence of DDT resistance in populations of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clem.) from DDT-sprayed areas of New Brunswick.. Can. Entomol., 97 1281-93.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.