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David Mota-Sanchez
Arthropod Resistance Database Director


Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: thrips palmi

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
thysanoptera thripidae melon thrips AG

Active Ingredient: chlorfenapyr

MOA: Uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation via disruption of proton gradient, Chlorfenapyr, DNOC, Sulfluramid
Group: PYZ CAS #: 122453-73-0 Shaugnessy Code: 129093

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G21926 2023 Field Evolved Resistance
China Shen, X. J., Chen, J. C., Cao, L. J., Ma, Z. Z., Sun, L. N., Gao, Y. F., Ma, L. J., Wang, J. X., Ren, Y. J., Cao, H. Q., Gong, Y. J., Hoffmann, A. A., & Wei, S. J. (2023). Interspecific and intraspecific variation in susceptibility of two co-occurring pest thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis and Thrips palmi, to nine insecticides.. Pest Management Science.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.