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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: spodoptera littoralis

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera noctuidae egyptian cotton leafworm, army worm AG alfalfa, cotton, potato, vegetables

Active Ingredient: spinosad

MOA: Nicotinic Acetylcholine receptor agonists (allosteric), Spinosyns
Group: SPIN CAS #: 131929-60-7 Shaugnessy Code: 110003

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G22397 2022 Field Evolved Resistance
Egypt--
El-Monufia
Fouad, E.A., Ahmed, F.S., and Moustafa, M.A.M. (2022). Monitoring and biochemical impact of insecticides resistance on field populations of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Egypt. Polish Journal of Entomology, 91 109-118.
G22398 2022 Field Evolved Resistance
Egypt--
El-Fayoum
Fouad, E.A., Ahmed, F.S., and Moustafa, M.A.M. (2022). Monitoring and biochemical impact of insecticides resistance on field populations of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Egypt. Polish Journal of Entomology, 91 109-118.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.