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tribolium confusum

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
coleoptera tenebrionidae confused flour beetle AG stored grain

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. dichlorvos
  2. lindane
  3. malathion (#9)
  4. methyl bromide (#16)
  5. phosphine (#15)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Zettler, J.L., and F.H. Arthur. (1997). Dose-Response tests on Red Flour Beetle and Confused Flour Beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Collected from Flour Mills in the United States. Journal of Economic Entomology, 90(5) 1157-1162.
2 Champ, B. R. and Campbell-Brown, M. J. (1970). Insecticide resistance in Australian Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).. II. Malathion resistance in eastern Australia. J. Stored Prod. Res., 6 111-31.
3 Champ, B. R. and Dyte, C. E. (1976). FAO Global Survey of Pesticide Susceptibility of Stored Grain Pests, FAO Plant Production Prot.. Ser. No. 5.
4 Evans, N. J. (1985). The effectiveness of various insecticides on some resistant beetle pests of stored produces form Uganda.. J. Stored Prod. Res., 21 105-09.
5 (1970). Recommended methods for the detection and measurement of resistance of agricultural pests to pesticides. Tentative method for adults of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.).. FAO 1970. FAO Method No. 6. FAO Plant Prot. Bull., 18 107.
6 White, N. D. G. and Watters, F. L. (1984). Incidence of malathion resistance in Tribolium castaneum and Cryptolestes ferrugineus populations collected in Canada.. Proc. Third Intern. Working Conf. Stored Prod. Entomol., Manhattan, Kansas, 1983, pp..
7 Zyngas 1974. (1974).

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 5 -- Argentina -- 4
2 7 -- Australia -- 4
3 29 -- China -- 4
4 35 -- Cyprus -- 4
5 49 -- Ethiopia -- 4
6 52 -- Finland -- 4
7 57 -- Germany -- 4
8 60 -- Greece -- 4
9 72 -- Iran -- 4
10 73 -- Iraq -- 4
11 78 -- Jamaica -- 4
12 79 -- Japan -- 4
13 131 -- Spain -- 4
14 151 -- Uganda -- 4
15 154 -- United Kingdom -- 4
16 157 -- USA -- 4
17 175 -- USA -- Louisiana -- 4
18 176 -- USA -- Arkansas -- 4
19 178 -- USA -- Missouri -- 4
20 185 -- Canada -- Ontario -- 4
21 187 -- Canada -- Alberta -- 4
22 197 -- Australia -- Western Australia -- 4
23 198 -- Australia -- Queensland -- 4
24 199 -- Australia -- New South Wales -- 4
25 200 -- Australia -- Victoria -- 4
26 235 -- USA -- New Mexico -- 4

Other Reference

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