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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: sesamia inferens

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera noctuidae Pink Stem Borer AG Sugarcane and Rice

Active Ingredient: fipronil

MOA: GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, Phenylpyrazoles (Fiproles)
Group: PYZ CAS #: 120068-37-3 Shaugnessy Code: 129121

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G20051 2019
Lab selected*

Pakistan--
Punjab--
Muzaffargarh District
Mansoor, Muhammad & Raza, Abubakar & Afzal, Muhammad. (2019). Fipronil resistance in pink stem borer, Sesamia inferens (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Pakistan: Cross-resistance, genetics and realized heritability,. Crop Protection, 120 103-108.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.