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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: tetranychus urticae

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
acari tetranychidae twospotted spider mite AG cotton, fruits, vegetables, walnut, ornamentals

Active Ingredient: dimefox

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Organophophates
Group: OP CAS #: 115264 Shaugnessy Code: 443100

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G2326 1974 Field Evolved Resistance
Czechoslovakia Anon. 1974d. (1974). Communication to FAO. Dept. Insect Toxicol., Inst. Entomol., Czechoslovak Acad. Praha.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.