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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: drosophila melanogaster

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera drosophilidae common fruit fly AG

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
G5597 1995 Unspecified
Israel Ringo, J., G. Jona, R. Rockwell, D. Segal, and E. Cohen. (1995). Genetic Variation for Resistance to Chlorpyrifos in Drosophila Melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Infesting Grapes in Israel. Journal of Economic Entomology, 88(5) 1158-1163.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.