Monitoring of insecticide resistance in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from four districts of Punjab,Pakistan to conventional and new chemistry insecticides

Studies were carried out to evaluate the resistance of Pakistani populations of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera litura (F) to several commonly used insecticides. Different field populations of S. litura from four districts of the Punjab were monitored from 2009 to 2011 for resistance to insecticides using a standard leaf dip bioassay method. For organophosphates and pyrethroids, resistance ratios compared with a susceptible Lab-Pk population were in the range of 8–109 fold for deltamethrin, 11–139 fold for cypermethrin, 19–143 fold for chlorpyrifos and 39–162 fold for profenofos. For new chemistry insecticides, resistance levels were 2–74 fold for spinosad, 4–216 fold for abamectin, 7–87 fold for indoxacarb, 2–77 fold for emamectin benzoate, 1.9–58 fold for lufenuron and 4–43 fold for methoxyfenozide. Pairwise correlation coefficients of LC₅₀ values showed a positive correlation with cross-resistance among deltamethrin, cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos, while resistance to profenofos showed correlations with resistances to other insecticides except chlorpyrifos. New chemistry insecticides showed no correlations between any of the tested insecticides. There were high to very high levels of resistance to organophosphates in most of the population, which suggested that the use of these should be avoided against this pest. Selective use of pyrethroids in several areas, including Bahawalpur and Lodhran, where the pest showed a low level of resistance, would appear to be acceptable, the new chemistry insecticides, lufenuron, methoxyfenozide, emamectin and indoxacarb had no, very low, low and moderate resistance levels against populations, respectively. These are considered to be safe to the environment and safer to natural enemies.     

Development of resistance to insecticides in the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Pakistan

The mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis has been a serious pest of cotton, vegetables, ornamentals and other plants since its invasion into Pakistan in 2005. Its susceptibility to commonly-used insecticides was monitored during 2005–2013 by a nymphal dip bioassay. Initially, P. solenopsis was found susceptible to a range of insecticide classes. Lethal concentration values were particularly low for organophosphates and pyrethroids. After a year of its exposure to insecticides, P. solenopsis developed moderate to high levels of resistance to pyrethroids. After two years, resistance to organophosphates methidathion and chlorpyrifos also rose to moderate to high levels. After five years of use, resistance to pyrethroids, organophosphates, neonicotinoids, endosulfan, carbosulfan, and thiocyclam was generally high to very high. Acetamiprid resistance was slow to develop, as it reached moderate level of resistance after seven years of its extensive applications. Insecticide resistance in P. solenopsis could have been managed in Pakistan if the effective and diverse insecticides were used in rotation, along with other integrated pest management tactics, at the initial stages of resistance development.     

有色黏虫板对柑橘木虱的监测及防治研究进展

柑橘黄龙病是柑橘生产中的重大病害,随着其在全球范围内的传播蔓延,该病已成为近年来柑橘生产和研究中普遍关注的热点。柑橘木虱(Diaphorina citri Kuwayama)是传播柑橘黄龙病菌(Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus)的主要虫媒,对柑橘木虱种群的准确监测与有效防控是控制柑橘木虱传播黄龙病的关键所在。有色黏虫板是一种利用昆虫趋色性,对小型飞行昆虫进行监测与诱杀的重要物理防治手段。有色黏虫板同样适用于监测和诱捕柑橘木虱,但黏虫板的颜色、光源、气候条件、悬挂黏虫板的植物种类及其挥发性信息化合物成分等都会影响黏虫板对柑橘木虱的诱集效果。本文在综合国内外柑橘木虱防控技术的基础上,将近年来利用有色黏虫板,监测与防控柑橘木虱的最新进展进行综述,并对有色黏虫板的发展前景给予展望。     

High level of metaflumizone resistance and multiple insecticide resistance in field populations of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Guangdong Province,China

Spodoptera exigua is a phytophagous pest that causes critical economic losses in vegetable crops, and insecticides are commonly used against it in vegetable growing areas. However, excessive and frequent applications of insecticides cause resistance in S. exigua. The current resistance in field populations of S. exigua collected from Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China to 12 insecticides was investigated. S. exiguahad developed very high resistance to lambda cyhalothrin (2925- to 3449-fold), chlorpyrifos (>1786-fold), emamectin benzoate (174- to 867-fold), and metaflumizone (60.3- to 942-fold). High resistance to tebufenozide (51.5- to 75.4-fold) and chlorfluazuron (60.4- to 63.0-fold) was also found. Synergism assays revealed that the resistance to metaflumizone and lambda cyhalothrin was associated with esterase and microsomal oxidases, respectively. The resistance to emamectin benzoate was not affected by detoxification enzymes inhibitors and might be conferred by other mechanisms. The selection of the field population by metaflumizone for 10generations in the laboratory resulted in a 6.1-fold increase in metaflumizone resistance but did not lead to increases in resistance to other insecticides. After metaflumizone selection, susceptibilities to spinosad and endosulfan did not change, and the susceptibilities to indoxacarb, methomyl, pyridalyl, tebufenozide, chlorfluazuron, emamectin benzoate and lambda cyhalothrin decreased slightly. However, no statistically significant differences in the resistance levels were observed among the selected population, its starting strain and the unselected strain. The resistance to chlorantraniliprole noticeably decreased in unselected strain and the strain subjected to selection for 10 generations compared with their starting strains. Lack of cross-resistance to tested insecticides suggested the involvement of multiple mechanisms of resistance and the need for wise application of these insecticides for the management of S. exigua.     

Monitoring for MACE resistance in the tobacco-adapted form of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the eastern United States

Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides exert their neurotoxic effects by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase (AChE), thereby, prolonging the action of acetylcholine at cholinergic synapses, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitation. Mutations at the AChE target site confer modified acetylcholinesterase (MACE) phenotypes. Target-site insensitivity of AChE was characterized in field-collected, tobacco-adapted forms of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), from nine different states in the eastern United States from 2004 to 2007. The specific activity of the AChE among the 65 aphid colonies screened by Ellman's assay ranged from 0.017–0.259 U/min/mg protein. Eight colonies, with a wide range of specific activities were chosen to study the inhibition of AChE in the presence of two carbamate insecticides, methomyl and pirimicarb. IC₅₀ values for methomyl ranged from 0.35 to 2.4 μM, while six out of eight colonies had lower values that ranged from 0.16 to 0.30 μM for pirimicarb. Two colonies that were inhibited by methomyl had very high IC₅₀ values for pirimicarb, 40.4 and 98.6 μM respectively. The target-site insensitivity in these two colonies that are resistant to pirimicarb could be due to an ace2 gene mutation. This is the first instance where MACE phenotypes in M. persicae from the United States were studied and confirmed. The results indicate that the possible insensitivity due to MACE resistance in some colonies may render selected carbamate insecticides ineffective. Concerns of MACE resistance in managing the tobacco-adapted form of the green peach aphid on tobacco in the United States are discussed.     

The ups and downs of insecticide resistance in peach-potato aphids (Myzus persicae) in the UK

The peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae, provides an excellent demonstration of how genetic and ecological factors can interact to determine the dynamics of resistance and influence success of resistance management. The diversity of resistance mechanisms, based on both enhanced detoxification of insecticides and modifications to their target sites, that this species shows is now well understood at the genotypic, biochemical and molecular levels. These developments have yielded rapid and precise methods for detecting individual mechanisms, and for monitoring frequency changes in the presence and absence of insecticide selection. One factor influencing the prediction of these changes in the UK is the occurrence of prolonged periods of parthenogenesis in M. persicae, which results in non-random associations between particular resistance genes through the absence of genetic recombination. This has important implications for the rate at which resistance genes can accumulate in populations under selection by insecticides, and also for the speed at which they will decline when selection is relaxed. Although it is becoming apparent that resistance can be associated with various fitness costs, the relative contribution of individual resistance genes to these effects is still under investigation. However, the overall effect of the ‘ups’ and ‘downs’ of resistance in M. persicae, in the UK at least, has been to help maintain resistance phenotypes at manageable levels in most seasons. Unfortunately, the increasing genetic diversity of resistance in this species is progressively eroding the supply of effective insecticides. This in turn highlights the importance of ensuring sufficient chemical diversity to combat existing resistance mechanisms and to restrict the use of novel insecticides in order to sustain their effectiveness.     

Insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci biotype Q (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from China

Dispersion of invasive biotypes of the tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, has led to protracted crop protection constraints in numerous countries over recent decades. These polyphagous, highly efficient vectors of plant viruses present an intractable problem as they frequently carry a diverse suite of insecticide resistance mechanisms. In many areas of China, native biotypes have been supplanted by the invasive and globally widespread biotype B since the 1990s. More recently, biotype Q has established, posing a new and more potent threat to agricultural production systems throughout the country. Insecticide resistance profiles for a range of Chinese B. tabaci strains covering biotypes B and Q were examined, to establish the potential for insecticides to play a pivotal role in biotype competition and ultimate displacement. Commonly used compounds including pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, abamectin and pyriproxyfen were targeted as widespread use is pre-requisite to drivers of population dynamics on a national scale.     

水稻飞虱对十三种杀虫剂的抗性监测

1987～1991年选用有机磷、有机氯和拟除虫菊酯类十三种杀虫剂对白背飞虱和褐飞虱用国际统一标准毒力测定点滴法进行抗药性监涮。结果表明：1)白背飞虱和褐飞虱对呋喃丹最为敏感。对马拉硫磷敏感度最低,LD50值相差上百倍。因两种飞虱均属迁飞性害虫,年度间的测定结果稍有波动;2) 白背飞虱抗药性发展比褐飞虱快,在测定方法和供试昆虫条件基本相同的情况下, 将1990年所测几种药剂的LD50与Nagata (1967)测定的数据进行比较。浙江省白背飞虱种群对马拉硫磷的抗性差异高达1lO．56倍, 对杀螟松为48.90倍;褐飞虱种群对马拉硫磷、杀螟松的抗性分别相差11.61倍和6．11倍。3)褐飞虱种群对药剂的敏感度与当地用药水平呈负相关。4) 有机磷类不同品种杀虫剂对两种飞虱的毒力差异较大。毒力较高的久效磷的LD50值与毒力较低的马拉硫磷的LD50值相差数十倍。     

Status of insecticide resistance and associated mutations in Q-biotype of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, from eastern China

Resistance levels in five field strains of Bemisia tabaci Q-biotype in eastern China to six representative insecticides were determined, and the frequencies of synaptic acetylcholinesterase ace1 mutation (F331W) and para-type voltage gated sodium channel mutations (L925I and T929V) were detected using polymerase chain reaction-based monitoring techniques. Compared with the reference strain, the field strains exhibited low to high resistance to two neonicotinoids (RF 8.68-75 for imidacloprid and 7.48-46.40 for nitenpyram). Low resistance to dichlorvos (RF 1.37-2.83) and cypermethrin (RF 2.61-8.69) were observed in these strains. All strains were susceptible to abamectin and carbosulfan. The F331W mutation in ace1 gene was fixed in all field strains, the frequencies of the L925I mutation and T929V mutation in sodium channel gene were in the range of 39.6-70% and 63-86.7%, respectively. Information on insecticide resistance status and resistance allele frequency reported in this study provided baseline data for management of insecticide resistance of Q-biotype B. tabaci in eastern China.     

水稻飞虱对十三种杀虫剂的抗性监测

1987～1991年选用有机磷、有机氮和拟除虫菊酯类十三种杀虫剂对白背飞虱和褐飞虱用国际统一标准毒力测定点滴法进行抗药性监测。结果表明:1)白背飞虱和褐飞虱对呋喃丹最为敏感,对马拉硫磷敏感度最低。LD_(50)值相差上百倍。因两种飞虱均属迁飞性害虫,年度间的测定结果稍有波动。2)白背飞虱抗药性发展比褐飞虱快,在测定方法和供试昆虫条件基本相同的情况下,将1990年所测几种药剂的LD_(50)与日本Nagata(1967)测定数据进行比较,浙江省白背飞虱种群对马拉硫磷的抗性差异高达110.56倍,对杀螟松为48.90倍;褐飞虱种群对马拉硫磷、杀螟松的抗性分别相差11.61倍和6.11倍。3)褐飞虱种群对药剂的敏感度与当地用药水平呈负相关。4)有机磷类不同品种杀虫剂对两种飞虱的毒力差异较大,毒力较高的久效磷的LD_(50)值与毒力较低的马拉硫磷的LD_(50)相差数十倍。     

桑小头木虱Paurocephala sauteri Enderlein生物学特性研究

近年在海南各植桑区均发现桑小头木虱（Paurocephala sauteri Enderlein）严重为害,桑园被害株率达100%。在我国,该木虱仅记录于台湾省,为我国大陆新入侵害虫。本研究在实验室条件下[(27±1)℃、RH (70±5)%、12L∶12D],采用45日龄桑树扦插苗和离体叶片饲养,对桑小头木虱的发育与繁殖特性及各虫态的形态特征开展观察。结果表明,桑小头木虱生活史包括卵、1~5龄若虫和成虫期。各龄期主要形态特征为：卵呈水滴形,带短的卵柄,端部具细长的端丝,初产时乳白色,待孵化时可见淡红色眼点;1龄若虫头、胸部乳白色,复眼和腹部橘黄色,无翅芽;2~5龄若虫黄绿色,随着龄期增加,体长增加,翅芽随之变化。2龄翅芽出现,稍突起;3龄翅芽较小,呈三角形;4龄和5龄翅芽长椭圆形,其中5龄超过腹部第1节。各龄若虫和初羽化成虫均可分泌白色球形蜡质。雌雄成虫以两性生殖方式繁殖后代,羽化3 d后体色由黄绿色逐渐变为黄褐色并开始交配,交配时间为0.5~3 h,结束交配18~21 h后开始产卵,产卵量为20~42粒。卵单个散产于叶片背面叶脉处,偶尔可见产于新抽嫩叶正面边缘,5~7 d后孵化,孵化率为98.19%,雌性百分率为70.44%。若虫期12~18 d,完成一代的时间为18~24 d。本研究将为桑小头木虱的准确识别与监测,以及防控策略的制定提供前提条件和理论依据。     

Survival of cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), through winter cleanups of commercial vegetable greenhouses: Implications for insecticide resistance management

Cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a highly migratory and destructive pest of various crops in North America. Its infestations in vegetable greenhouses in western Canada are generally attributed to annual immigrations from southern overwintering areas, but whether it survives overwinter in western Canada is uncertain. Bioinsecticides based on Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins are commonly used in southwestern British Columbia where some T. ni populations have developed strong resistance to Bt-insecticides. In this study, overwintering success of T. ni populations was monitored outside and inside three commercial greenhouses in British Columbia. In both years, T. ni pupae placed outside greenhouses did not survive although pupae placed inside the greenhouses survived the unheated cleanup period and exposure to organophosphate insecticides commonly used in the cleanup procedure in the greenhouses. During the cleanup period, no moths were caught inside the unheated greenhouses, but once the heating was restored for the new growing season, adults were captured in pheromone traps. No developmental stages of T. ni were detected on nursery seedlings and visual monitoring of transplants at the beginning of the season found no signs of previous feeding damage. This strongly suggests that T. ni were not introduced with the seedlings. Our findings are important for understanding the potential risks of inadequate winter cleanup and the potential carryover of resistance to Bt-insecticides in populations from one season to the next that could complicate pest management.     

Dormant season foliar sprays of broad-spectrum insecticides: An effective component of integrated management for Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in citrus orchards

Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is a global pest of citrus and vector of Candidatus Liberibacter, a bacteria that causes huanglongbing or greening, a devastating disease of citrus. Mature citrus trees are dormant in winter and produce most new shoots in spring, followed by sporadic canopy growth in summer and fall. Young shoots are required for oviposition and nymphal development, but adults can survive and overwinter on hardened leaves. Surviving adults reproduce in spring shoots and their progeny are probably responsible for a large portion of disease spread as they disperse to search for food. Therefore, foliar sprays of broad-spectrum insecticides applied to mature trees in winter were evaluated in a commercial citrus orchard as tactic to reduce pest populations and insecticide use in spring and summer when beneficial insects are most active. A single spray of chlorpyrifos (2.8 kg a.i. ha⁻¹) in January 2007 reduced adult psyllids an average of 10-fold over six months compared to untreated trees. The following year, differences with the untreated control averaged 15-fold for over five months following a single spray of chlorpyrifos, fenpropathrin (0.34 kg a.i. ha⁻¹), or oxamyl (1.12 kg a.i. ha⁻¹) applied in January. Spiders, lacewings and ladybeetles were equally abundant during the growing season in both treated and untreated trees both years (P = 0.05). Thus foliar sprays of broad-spectrum insecticides before spring growth suppressed D. citri for five to six months, with no detectible impact on key natural enemies. This tactic has been widely adopted to control the psyllid in Florida, in some cases area-wide. Additional sprays during the growing season should be based on scouting and targeted at adults before anticipated new flush.     

Relative Abundance of Carsonella ruddii (Gamma Proteobacterium) in Females and Males of Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) and Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae)

Carsonella ruddii (Gamma Proteobacterium) is an obligate bacterial endosymbiont of psyllids that produces essential amino acids that are lacking in the insect’s diet. Accurate estimations of Carsonella populations are important to studies of Carsonella-psyllid interactions and to developing ways to target Carsonella for control of psyllid pests including pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola (Förster) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) and potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae). We used two methods, namely fluorescence in situ hybridization and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), to estimate relative abundance of Carsonella in bacteriocytes and whole bodies of psyllids, respectively. Using these two methods, we compared Carsonella populations between female and male insects. Estimations using fluorescence in situ hybridization indicated that Carsonella was more abundant in bacteriocytes of female C. pyricola than in those of males, but Carsonella abundance in bacteriocytes did not differ between sexes of B. cockerelli. Analyses by qPCR using whole-body specimens indicated Carsonella was more abundant in females than in males of both psyllids. Neither fluorescence in situ hybridization nor qPCR indicated that Carsonella populations differed in abundance among adults of different ages (0–3 wk after adult eclosion). Using fluorescence in situ hybridization, Carsonella was observed in ovarioles of newly emerged females and formed an aggregation in the posterior end of mature oocytes. Results of our study indicate that female psyllids harbor greater populations of Carsonella than do males and that sex should be controlled for in studies which require estimations of Carsonella populations.     

Insecticide resistance of Helicoverpa armigera to endosulfan, carbamates and organophosphates: the Spanish case

Helicoverpa armigera is a major pest on a wide range of crops in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Insecticide treatments are currently indispensable for its control in almost all crops, which has resulted in insecticide resistance occuring in some situations. However, since information about insecticide resistance of H. armigera in Europe is very limited, the current resistance status of this pest was investigated in Spain from 1995 to 1999. Toxicological bioassays were conducted in the laboratory, LD₅₀'s estimated by probit analysis and resistance factors (RF) calculated at the LD₅₀ level. Eleven chemicals, including endosulfan, carbamates (carbaryl, methomyl, thiodicarb) and organophosphates (chlorpyrifos, fenitrothion, methamidophos, azinphos-methyl, trichlorphon, acephate, monocrotophos) were tested. Ninety-seven percent of insecticide–strain combinations showed susceptibility (RF=1) or low insecticide resistance (RF=2–10) (157 of 162, 97%). Moderate resistance (RF=11–18) was only recorded to carbamates (carbaryl, methomyl and/or thiodicarb) in five strains. Insecticide resistance of H. armigera in Spain was therefore not as high or widespread as in other areas of the world. Since insecticide pressure against the pest in Spain is not likely to be lower, nor IPM implementation better, than elsewhere, additional factors that potentially account for low levels of insecticide resistance of H. armigera, including migration and cropping structure leading to the existence of refugia are discussed from an agroecological perspective.     

Cross-resistance, inheritance and stability of resistance to acetamiprid in cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

The cotton whitefly Bemisia tabaci, (Genn.) is an important pest of field crops, vegetables and ornamentals worldwide. Neonicotinoids are considered an important group of insecticides being used against B. tabaci for several years. B. tabaci has developed resistance to some of the compounds of the group. This study was designed to investigate if the selection of B. tabaci with acetamiprid would give a broad-spectrum of cross-resistance and to genetically classify the resistance. At G₁ a low level of resistance to acetamiprid, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, thiacloprid and nitenpyram was observed with resistance ratios of 3-fold, 8-, 9-, 6- and 5-fold, respectively, compared with a laboratory susceptible population. After selection for eight generations with acetamiprid, resistance to acetamiprid increased to 118-fold compared with the laboratory susceptible population. Selection also increased resistance to imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, thiacloprid, nitenpyram, endosulfan and bifenthrin but no change in susceptibility to fipronil was observed. Furthermore resistance in a field population was stable in the absence of acetamiprid selection pressure. Genetic crosses between resistant and susceptible populations indicated autosomal and incompletely recessive resistance. Further genetic analysis suggested that resistance could be controlled by a single factor. The high level of cross-resistance and stability of incomplete resistance in the field population is of some concern. However, lack of cross-resistance between acetamiprid and fipronil or unstable resistance in the resistant population could provide options to use alternative products which could reduce acetamiprid selection pressure.     

我国主要稻区褐飞虱对常用杀虫剂的抗性监测

为了明确目前褐飞虱对常用药剂的抗性现状,以便制定防治褐飞虱的科学用药策略,于2010-2011年间,在室内采用稻茎浸渍法监测了我国主要稻区19个褐飞虱种群对五种常用杀虫剂的抗性。结果表明,2010年全部监测种群对噻嗪酮均处于中等水平抗性(RR为11.3～23.4倍),2011年除广西桂林、江西上高2个褐飞虱种群为中等水平抗性(15.3～19.7倍)外,其他80%监测种群均已达高水平抗性(40.7～119.7倍),抗性明显上升;两年19个褐飞虱监测种群对吡虫啉均为高到极高水平抗性(82.3～1935.8倍),与2006-2009年相比,吡虫啉抗性有再次升高趋势;2010年褐飞虱对噻虫嗪的抗性为低到中等水平抗性(6.1～14.4倍),2011年除广西桂林种群为低水平抗性外,其他8个种群均为中到高水平抗性(12.8～62.3倍),较前一年明显上升;两年18个监测种群对毒死蜱均处于敏感到低水平抗性阶段;对吡蚜酮的抗性2010年7个监测种群为敏感-低水平抗性(1.9～5.1倍),2011年全部褐飞虱监测种群均已达中等水平抗性(15.7～25.4倍),暗示随着吡蚜酮的大量广泛使用,褐飞虱对其抗性较高,需要引起生产上的密切关注。为科学治理水稻褐飞虱,应严格执行无交互抗性的杀虫剂间的合理轮用或混用。     

Resistance of beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to endosulfan,organophosphorus and pyrethroid insecticides in Pakistan

Field populations of beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), from Pakistan were assessed for their resistance to the chlorinated hydrocarbon endosulfan, the organophosphates chlorpyrifos and quinalphos, and the pyrethroids cypermethrin, deltamethrin, bifenthrin and fenpropathrin. Using a leaf-dip bioassay, resistance to endosulfan was high during 1998–2000 but declined to very low, to low levels during 2001–2007, following a reduced use of the insecticide. Organophosphates and pyrethroids were consistently used over the past three decades, and the resistance had been increasing to these insecticide classes. Generally, the resistance to chlorpyrifos and pyrethroids remained low from 1998 to 2002–2003, but resistance increased to moderate to high levels from 2003–2004 to 2006–2007. For deltamethrin, resistance was very high during 2004–2007. Quinalphos resistance remained low during 1998–2006. Correlation analysis of LC₅₀ and LC₉₀ values showed a positive correlation between organophosphates and pyrethroids, but no correlation between endosulfan and organophosphates or pyrethroids tested herein. These results suggest that the conventional chemistries should be replaced with new chemistries for the successful management of S. exigua.     

Screening of different citrus rootstocks and citrus-related species for resistance to Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

Nine citrus-related species and 349 citrus rootstocks were evaluated under either field or laboratory conditions for resistance to the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Stainton). Field results confirmed the widespread susceptibility of citrus to the leafminer. Only 0.9% of the trees checked during one growing season escaped damage by flushing once early in the season. Laboratory assays showed that differences among citrus rootstocks existed, but levels of resistance detected were not high enough to establish a breeding program. Contrary to these results, two citroids, Murraya koenigii (L.) Sprengel and Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retzius) Corrêa, exhibited antibiotic effects against first instar larvae and may provide a source of pest-resistance genes for breeders.     

Resistance in Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) in India to selected insecticides and quantification of detoxifying enzymes imparting resistance

Pink mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a destructive pest of agricultural and horticultural crops. Insecticides are the major tool used to control M. hirsutus. The present study was conducted to evaluate resistance to the commonly used insecticides acephate, dichlorvos, imidacloprid and buprofezin in M. hirsutus collected from seven different geographical locations of mulberry and vineyards in India. Detoxifying enzymes, namely esterase, glutathione S transferase (GST) and cytochrome P-450 (cyt-P450), were quantified in populations. One population from Erode showed a low level of resistance to acephate (resistance ratio [RR] 10.3-fold), one from Salem showed a low level of resistance to dichlorvos (resistance ratio [RR] 13.7-fold), one from Sangli showed a very low level of resistance to imidacloprid (RR 10.2-fold), and one from Chikkaballapur showed a low level of resistance to buprofezin (RR 14.8-fold). Activity ratios for detoxifying enzymes ranged from 1.8- to 4.9-fold for GST, 1.8- to 3.7-fold for esterase and 1.9- to 2.4-fold for cyt-P450. Furthermore, organophosphate resistance and activity of enzymes (esterase, GST and cyt-P450) were positively correlated. To contain the evolution of resistance to M. hirsutus infestation, buprofezin and imidacloprid could be used, supplemented with biointensive integrated management strategies and regular resistance monitoring programs.