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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: popillia japonica

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
coleoptera scarabaeidae japanese beetle AG turf grass

Active Ingredient: chlorpyrifos

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Organophophates
Group: OP CAS #: 2921882 Shaugnessy Code: 59101

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G3930 1981 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
Connecticut
Ahmad, S. and Ng, Y. S. (1981). Further evidence for chlorpyrifos tolerance and partial resistance by the Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).. J. New York Entomol. Soc., 89 34-39.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.