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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: DDT

MOA: Sodium channel modulators, Pyrethroids, Pyrethrins, DDT
Group: OCL CAS #: 50293 Shaugnessy Code: 29201

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G2055 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.
G1460 1968 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
Arizona
Fadare, T.A. (1968). Susceptibility of the bollworm Heliothis zea to DDT in Arizona.. M. S. thesis, Univ. of Ariz.
G1461 1968 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
California
Anderson 1968. (1968).
G1275 1967 Field Evolved Resistance
USA--
Arkansas
Lincoln, D., Phillips, J. R., Whitcomb, W. H., Dowell, G. C., Matthews, E. J., Bradley, J. R., Dean, G. L., Boyer, W. P., Graves, J. B., Newsom, L. D., Clower, D. F., Bell, K. O. and Bagent, J. L. (1967). The bollworm-tobacco budworm problem in Arkansas and Louisana.. Ark. Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 720, 66 pp..
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.