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APRD Survey

Dear Users:

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: blattella germanica

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
blattodea blattellidae german cockroach MED

Active Ingredient: clothianidin

MOA: Nicotinic Acetylcholine receptor agonists / antagonists, Neonicotinoids
Group: NICO CAS #: 0 Shaugnessy Code: 0

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G21405 2022 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
California--
San Jose
Shao-Hung Lee, Dong-Hwan Choe, Michael K Rust, and Chow-Yang Lee. (2022). Reduced Susceptibility Towards Commercial Bait Insecticides in Field German Cockroach (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) Populations From California. Journal of Economic Entomology, 115.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.