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halotydeus destructor

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
acari pentatomidae redlegged earth mite AG

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. bifenthrin (#9)
  2. cypermethrin-alpha
  3. malathion (#4)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Umina, Paul A. (2007). Pyrethroid resistance discovered in a major agricultural pest in souther Australia: the redlegged earth mite Halotydeus destructor (Acari: Penthaleidae). Pest Management Science, 63 1185-1190.
2 Yang, Q., Umina, P. A., Rasic, G., Bell, N., Fang, Lord, A. and Hoffman, A. A. (2019). Origin of resistance to pyrethroids in the redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor) in Australia: repeated local evolution and migration. Pest Management Science.
3 Arthur, A.L., Maino, J., Hoffmann, A.A., Jasper, M., Lord, A., Micic, S., Edwards, O., van Rooyen, A. and Umina, P.A. (2021). Learnings from over a decade of increasing pesticide resistance in the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor (Tucker).. Pest Management Science, 77 3013-3024.
4 Arthur, A.L., Maino, J., Hoffmann, A.A., Jasper, M., Lord, A., Micic, S., Edwards, O., van Rooyen, A. and Umina, P.A. (2021). Learnings from over a decade of increasing pesticide resistance in the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor (Tucker). Pest Management Science, 77 3013-3024.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 1316 -- Australia -- Esperance -- 4
2 12771 -- Australia -- Western Australia -- West Williams -- 4
3 12772 -- Australia -- Western Australia -- North-East Williams -- 4
4 12773 -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Boyup Brook -- 4
5 12777 -- Australia -- South Australia -- Myponga -- 4
6 12778 -- Australia -- South Australia -- Tintinara -- 4
7 12781 -- Australia -- Western Australia -- East Capel -- 4
8 12782 -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Dandaragan -- 4
9 13646 -- Australia -- Victoria -- 4
10 13647 -- Australia -- Victoria -- 4
11 13792 -- Australia -- Wanalta -- 4
12 13794 -- Australia -- Wanalta -- 4

Other Reference

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