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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: aculops lycopersici

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
acari eriophyidae tomato rust mite AG tomato

Active Ingredient: methamidophos

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Organophophates
Group: OP CAS #: 10265926 Shaugnessy Code: 101201

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G4346 1985 Field Evolved Resistance
Egypt Abou-Awad, B. A. and El-Banhawy, E. M. (1985). Susceptibility of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici (Acari: Eriophyidae) in Egypt to methamidophos, pyridaphenthion, cypermethrin, dicofol and fenamirol.. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 1 11-16.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.