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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: heliothis zea

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera noctuidae american bollworm, corn earworm AG cereals, cotton, grains, vegetables

Active Ingredient: parathion-methyl

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Organophophates
Group: OP CAS #: 298000 Shaugnessy Code: 53501

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G2633 1974 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
Arkansas
Miner, F.D. (1974). Communication to FAO.
G2056 1972 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
Mississippi
Harris, F. A. (1972). Resistance to methyl parathion and toxaphene-DDT in bollworm and tobacco budworm from cotton in Mississippi.. J. Econ. Entomol., 65 1193-94.
G163 1958 Field Evolved Resistance
Nicaragua Wolfenbarger, D. O. (1958). Serpentine leaf miner: Brief history an dsummary of a decade of control measures in south Florida.. J. Econ. Entomol., 51 357.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.