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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: trichlorfon

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Organophophates
Group: OP CAS #: 52686 Shaugnessy Code: 57901

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G270 1961 Field Evolved Resistance
Israel Cwilich, R. and Ascher, K. R. S. (1961). Organophosphorus resistance of spider mites on sugar beets.. Israel J. Agric. Res., 11 135-36.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.