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oryzaephilus mercator

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
coleoptera cucujidae merchant grain beetle AG grain products

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. bromophos
  2. iodofenphos
  3. lindane (#2)
  4. malathion (#6)
  5. tetrachlorvinphos Z-isomer

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Green, A.A. (1965). In: FAO 1967.
2 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.
3 Rimes, G.D. (1974). Communication to FAO.
4 Dyte, C.E., Forster, R. (1973). Studies on Insecticide Resistance in Oryzaephilus Mercator (Fauv.) (Coleoptera, Silvanidae). Journal of Stored Products Research, 9 159-164.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 56 -- Gambia -- 4
2 59 -- Global -- 4
3 78 -- Jamaica -- 4
4 145 -- Tobago -- 4
5 147 -- Trinidad -- 4
6 182 -- USA -- California -- 4
7 197 -- Australia -- Western Australia -- 4
8 2781 -- Senegal -- Diourbel -- Bambey -- 4

Other Reference

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