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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: oryzaephilus surinamensis

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
coleoptera cucujidae saw-toothed grain beetle AG stored products

Active Ingredient: pirimiphos-methyl

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Organophophates
Group: OP CAS #: 29232-93-7 Shaugnessy Code: 108102

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G11112 1998
Lab selected after field-evolved resistance**

England--
Southwest--
Gloucestershire
Conyers, C.M., MacNicoll, A.D., Price, N.R. (1998). Purification and characterisation of an esterase involved in resistance to organophosphorus insecticides in the saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 28 435-448.
G4270 1985 Field Evolved Resistance
Australia--
Queensland
Collins, P. J. (1985). Resistance to grain protectants in field populations of the sawtoothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamesnsis in southern Queensland, Australia.. Aust. J. Exp. Agric., 25 683-86.
G4143 1984 Field Evolved Resistance
Australia--
New South Wales
Attia, F. I., and Frecker, T. (1984). Cross-resistance spectrum and synergism studies on organophosphorus-resistant strains of Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) in Australia.. J. Econ. Entomol., 77 1367-70.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.