The effect of pretreatment with S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate on deltamethrin resistance and carboxylesterase activity in Aphis gossypii (Glover) (Homoptera: Aphididae)

The synergism of S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate (DEF) and its effect on carboxylesterase activity were investigated in deltamethrin-selected resistant (DRR) and susceptible (DSS) strains of cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii (Glover). Compared to the DSS strain, the DRR strain showed 23,900-fold resistance to deltamethrin, and 7560- and 99-fold cross-resistance to bifenthrin and ethofenprox, respectively. The synergist, DEF, increased the toxicity of both deltamethrin and bifenthrin, but not of ethofenprox when DEF was pretreated of 15 h. DEF exhibited significant inhibition on the carboxylesterase activity in the DRR strain, but no significant effect on that of the DSS strain in vitro. After the cotton aphids exposing to DEF, the carboxylesterase activity decreased gradually until 15 h and then gradually recovered until 24 h in the DRR strain, which fluctuated according to the effect of DEF on the deltamethrin toxicity detected using DEF pretreatment in the DRR strain. Therefore, our studies suggested that the effect of DEF on carboxylesterase was associated with deltamethrin resistance in the DRR strain.     

甜菜夜蛾敏感品系的获得及其对12种杀虫剂的敏感基线

以高效氯氰菊酯为筛选药剂,通过室内单对汰选获得了甜菜夜蛾敏感品系,并采用浸叶法和点滴法测定该敏感品系对甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐、氯虫苯甲酰胺等12种常用药剂的敏感基线。浸叶法测得该品系对供试药剂的敏感性由高到低依次为:甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐(LC50为0.0340 mg/L)、茚虫威、氟啶脲、甲氧虫酰肼、氯虫苯甲酰胺、氟虫双酰胺、高效氯氰菊酯、虫酰肼、多杀菌素、毒死蜱、虫螨腈、灭多威(124.0482mg/L)。点滴法测得12种杀虫剂LD50由小到大依次为:高效氯氰菊酯、茚虫威、甲氧虫酰肼、甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐、虫酰肼、毒死蜱、多杀菌素、氯虫苯甲酰胺、虫螨腈、氟虫双酰胺、灭多威、氟啶脲。结果表明,该敏感基线可用于甜菜夜蛾的抗药性监测。     

溴氰虫酰胺和氯虫苯甲酰胺对三种鳞翅目害虫的毒力作用比较

为比较溴氰虫酰胺和氯虫苯甲酰胺对甜菜夜蛾、玉米螟和小地老虎的作用差异,采用浸卵法、浸叶法、饲喂毒营养液法等测定了溴氰虫酰胺和氯虫苯甲酰胺对3种害虫的卵、3龄幼虫和成虫的毒力,以及对其3龄幼虫的拒食活性。结果表明,溴氰虫酰胺和氯虫苯甲酰胺均无杀卵作用,但能降低初孵幼虫存活率。溴氰虫酰胺对甜菜夜蛾、玉米螟和小地老虎3龄幼虫的LC₅₀值分别为0.11、0.05和0.13 mg/L,相对毒力分别是氯虫苯甲酰胺的2.8、2.7和5.1倍。溴氰虫酰胺对3种害虫成虫的LC₅₀值分别为0.11、0.09和0.22 mg/L,相对毒力分别是氯虫苯甲酰胺的3.9、3.8和2.7倍。溴氰虫酰胺在亚致死浓度0.10、0.05和0.14 mg/L的剂量下分别对甜菜夜蛾、玉米螟和小地老虎3龄幼虫表现出较强的拒食作用,处理48 h后达到最高,拒食率分别为85.58%、81.91%和86.11%。药剂处理试虫虫体皱缩,体节缩短,体重增加率明显低于对照处理。表明溴氰虫酰胺对3种鳞翅目害虫的毒力作用比氯虫苯甲酰胺好,可作为氯虫苯甲酰胺的替代药品。     

Esterases and resistance to synthetic pyrethroids in the Egyptian cotton leafworm

Esterases hydrolyzing α-naphthyl acetate (α-NA), β-naphthyl acetate (β-NA), and p-nitrophenyl acetate (p-NPA) were investigated colorimetrically in larval homogenates of synthetic pyrethroid susceptible (S) and resistant (R) strains of Spodoptera littoralis (Boised). The hydrolytic activity towards the three substrates in cybolt, decamethrin, and fenvalerate R strains were from 3 to 6.5 times as high as in the S strain. The increase in esterase activity was closely associated with the development of resistance in the R strains. DEF (S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate) proved to be an inhibitor for all esterases, with a particularly potent action on p-NPA-hydrolyzing enzymes. The inhibitory action was more pronounced in R strains than in the S strain. Pretreatment with DEF increased the toxicity of pyrethroid compounds in the R strains more than in the S strain and hence decreased the levels of resistance in these strains. This is evidence that the esterases contribute to the resistance against synthetic pyrethroids in S. littoralis larvae.     

Pesticide interactions: Effects of organophosphorus pesticides on the metabolism,toxicity, and persistence of selected pyrethroid insecticides

The organophosphorus pesticides profenofos, sulprofos, O-ethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phenylphosphonothioate (EPN), and S,S,S,-tributyl phosphorotrithioate (DEF) administered intraperitoneally to mice at 0.5 to 5 mg/kg strongly inhibit the liver microsomal esterase(s) hydrolyzing trans-permethrin. Profenofos, EPN, and DEF at 25 mg/kg increase the intraperitoneal toxicity of fenvalerate > 25-fold and of malathion > 100-fold. Topically applied profenofos, sulprofos, and DEF significantly synergize the toxicity of cis-cypermethrin to cabbage looper larvae and house fly adults but these phosphorus compounds are much less effective in synergizing the toxicity of trans-permethrin. The magnitude of synergism appears to depend on the species, organophosphorus compound, and pyrethroid involved. Profenofos, sulprofos, and EPN do not significantly alter the persistence of trans-permethrin on bean foliage.     

Resistance selection and mechanisms of oriental tobacco budworm (Helicoverpa assulta Guenee) to indoxacarb

The oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta, is one of the most destructive pests for numerous commercial crops, and these organisms are responsible for enormous economic losses in Chinese agriculture. Insect larvae often feed within host plant fruits, providing protection from many currently used insecticides and making field control of H. assulta very difficult. Owing to its novel mode of action, high insecticidal activity, and low mammalian toxicity, the nonsystemic insecticide indoxacarb has been considered a promising alternative for the control of lepidopterous pests of agricultural significance. Indoxacarb evidences an elevated insecticidal activity against H. assulta. After 13 generations of selection with indoxacarb and bifenthrin insecticides under laboratory conditions, the LC₅₀ of these compounds for H. assulta increased by 4.19-fold and 10.67-fold, respectively. The synergists diethyl maleate (DEM) and triphenyl phosphate (TPP) increased indoxacarb toxicity by 2.76-fold and 4.10-fold in resistant strains and, comparatively, 1.58-fold and 1.75-fold in susceptible strains, suggesting that carboxylesterase (CarE) and glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) may be involved in the development of indoxacarb resistance in H. assulta. Activity and kinetic parameters observed in detoxification enzymes further demonstrated that the enhanced activity of CarE and GSTs may be critical in development of indoxacarb resistance in H. assulta. The data provides a foundation for further study of the indoxacarb resistance mechanism observed in H. assulta and the rational use of indoxacarb as a rotation insecticide with other insecticide classes for the control of H. assulta.     

Toxicity and metabolism of methomyl in the European corn borer

The contact and oral toxicity of methomyl (S-methyl N-[(methylcarbamoyl)oxy] thioacetimidate) was similar for two different strains of European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner). In each case, third- and fourth-instar larvae were equally susceptible, but fifth-instar insects were considerably more difficult to kill. In vivo and in vitro studies revealed that borers from both strains metabolized methomyl via a mixed-function oxidase system to water-soluble products which could not be cleaved by acid or hydrolytic enzymes. By far, the greatest metabolic activity was localized in fat body tissues of last-instar larvae, and although both strains metabolized methomyl at a similar rate, a large difference was found in the rate of metabolism of methomyl oxime.     

Hydrolytic activation and detoxication of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid esters in mosquito fish

Insecticide-resistant mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis) were found to be slightly more tolerant to two thiol esters of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) than were fish of a susceptible population. DEF (S,S,S,-tributyl phosphorotrithioate), at 0.1 ppm for 24 hr, slightly decreased the toxicity of both esters to both populations. Comparison of esterase activities in gill and liver preparations showed that the resistant fish had lower levels of liver esterases than the susceptible fish, but results with gill preparation were not consistent. With the ethyl thiol ester, susceptible fish had the higher activity, but with butyl thiol ester, resistant fish had the higher activity. DEF inhibited activities in both tissues of both populations, but inhibition was appreciably greater in the liver. Results suggest that (i) hydrolysis in the liver activaties 2,4-D esters, (ii) hydrolysis in the gill is a detoxication reaction, (iii) the slight increase in tolerance in the insecticide-resistant fish is primarily the result of decreased activation, and (iv) antagonism by DEF is the result of a greater inhibition of activation than of detoxication.     

Effect of hepatic enzyme inducers on the in vivo and in vitro metabolism of dicrotophos,dimethoate, and phosphamidon in mice

Daily 75 mg/kg phenobarbital ip injections for 3 days or 25 ppm dieldrin in the diet of mice for 14 days caused an increase in liver cytochrome P-450 and blood B-esterase. Liver A-esterase was not significantly increased. Under in vitro conditions, phenobarbital and dieldrin induced the oxidative as well as hydrolytic metabolism of dicrotophos, dimethoate, and phosphamidon by liver homogenates or combined microsomes plus 105,000g supernatant fractions. The concentration of dimethoxon was increased more than fourfold by the pretreatments after incubation for 4 hr at 37.5°C with NADPH added. The organophosphorus insecticides used in this study were not metabolized as well by the liver microsomes alone or 105,000g supernatant alone, as by the combination of microsomes and 105,000g supernatant. Under in vivo conditions in mice, phenobarbital and dieldrin treatments increased the urinary recovery of metabolites in the initial 6 hr after [¹⁴C]carbonyl-dimethoate or [¹⁴C]N-ethyl-phosphamidon administration. Analysis of urine showed that the inducers caused a more than sixfold increase in dimethoxon recovered and twofold increase in water-soluble nontoxic metabolites within 6 hr after dimethoate administration. With phosphamidon both inducers increased the rate of metabolism, and the total recovery in aqueous and chloroform fractions was decreased. These results suggest that increased dimethoate toxicity after phenobarbital and dieldrin treatments in whole animals results from stimulation of the activation of dimethoate to dimethoxon, while the increase in hydrolytic products after both pretreatments results in decreased toxicity of the direct acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, dicrotophos and phosphamidon.     

三种植物次生物质对B型烟粉虱羧酸酯酶活性及其对药剂敏感度的影响

采用人工饲料添加法,研究了不同浓度的槲皮素、2-十三烷酮和葫芦素B 3种植物次生物质对B型烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci羧酸酯酶(CarE)活性的影响,同时比较研究了用3种植物次生物质处理后敌敌畏、脱叶磷、灭多威、乐果和氧乐果5种药剂对CarE 的抑制中浓度(I50)的变化。结果表明: 0.01~1.0 mg/mL的槲皮素对B型烟粉虱成虫CarE活性均具有明显的诱导增加作用,最高为对照的4.32倍; 0.1和0.5 mg/mL的2-十三烷酮处理使CarE活性比对照分别下降了22%和58%; 0.75~30.0 mg/L的葫芦素B对烟粉虱CarE活性均表现为抑制作用;用1.0 mg/mL的槲皮素处理24 h后,敌敌畏和脱叶磷对烟粉虱CarE的I50值分别增加为对照的20.05和3.16倍; 3.75 mg/L 的葫芦素B处理后,敌敌畏和灭多威对CarE 的I50值分别增加为对照的25.94、2.45倍; 1.0 mg/mL的2-十三烷酮处理后敌敌畏、脱叶磷和乐果对CarE 的I50值分别降低了89%、83%和90%。     

Indoxacarb resistance in the house fly, Musca domestica

Indoxacarb (DPX-MP062) is a recently introduced oxadiazine insecticide with activity against a wide range of pests, including house flies. It is metabolically decarbomethoxylated to DCJW. Selection of field collected house flies with indoxacarb produced a New York indoxacarb-resistant (NYINDR) strain with >118-fold resistance after three generations. Resistance in NYINDR could be partially overcome with the P450 inhibitor piperonyl butoxide (PBO), but the synergists diethyl maleate and S,S,S-tributyl phosphorothioate did not alter expression of the resistance, suggesting P450 monooxygenases, but not esterases or glutathione S-transferases are involved in the indoxacarb resistance. Conversely, the NYINDR strain showed only 3.2-fold resistance to DCJW, and this resistance could be suppressed with PBO. Only limited levels of cross-resistance were detected to pyrethroid, organophosphate, carbamate or chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides in NYINDR. Indoxacarb resistance in the NYINDR strain was inherited primarily as a completely recessive trait. Analysis of the phenotypes vs. mortality data revealed that the major factor for indoxacarb resistance is located on autosome 4 with a minor factor on autosome 3. It appears these genes have not previously been associated with insecticide resistance.     

Selection and characterization of spinosad resistance in Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The cross-resistance and biochemical mechanism of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), to spinosad was studied in the laboratory. S. exigua population were collected from Shanghai suburb. After five generations of selection, the resistance of S. exigua to spinosad increased 345.4 times compared with the susceptible strain. There was no cross-resistance between spinosad and fenvalerate, phoxim, methomyl, abamectin, and cyfluthrin. When the inhibitors, PBO, TPP, DEF, and DEM were used as synergist in the susceptible strain and resistant strain, the synergistic ratio was 0.7-, 0.5-, 1.0-, and 0.6- fold for the susceptible strain, and 9.8-, 1.5-, 2.6-, and 1.5-fold for the resistant strain, respectively. The results revealed that PBO had significant synergistic effect on the resistant strain. The activity in vitro of microsomal-O-demethylase and glutathione S-transferase in the resistant strain was 5.2- and 1.0-fold of the susceptible strain, respectively. The results implied that microsomal-O-demethylase might be important in conferring spinosad resistance in the S. exigua population.     

Influence of three diets on susceptibility of selected insecticides and activities of detoxification esterases of Helicoverpa assulta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The oriental tobacco worm, Helicoverpa assulta Guenée, is one of the most destructive pests of tobacco and peppers in China. We determined the susceptibility of H. assulta reared on an artificial diet, chili pepper and tobacco to four insecticides (fenvalerate, phoxim, methomyl, indoxacarb) under laboratory conditions associated with the activities of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), carboxylesterase (CarE) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) in its larvae. H. assulta larvae that were fed with chili pepper were more susceptible to fenvalerate, indoxacarb, and phoxim than those that were fed with tobacco and the artificial diet, but not to methomyl. The larvae that were fed with chili pepper were 3.65-, 2.49-, 1.92- and 2.44-fold more susceptible to fenvalerate, phoxim, methomyl, and indoxacarb than those fed with tobacco, respectively. The AChE activities of H. assulta larvae that were fed with chili pepper and tobacco were 2.12 and 1.07 μmol mg⁻¹ 15 min⁻¹, respectively, almost 2-fold difference. The CarE activity of H. assulta larvae that were fed with chili pepper, tobacco and the artificial diet was 4.12, 7.40 and 7.12 μmol mg⁻¹ 30 min⁻¹, respectively. Similarly, the GST activities of H. assulta larvae that were fed with chili pepper, tobacco and the artificial diet was 52.02, 79.37 and 80.02 μmol mg⁻¹ min⁻¹, respectively. H. assulta larvae that were fed with chili pepper were more resistance to the tested insecticides. The low activities of AChE and the high activities of CarE and GST lead to H. assulta become more susceptible to the tested insecticides.     

Various mechanisms responsible for permethrin metabolic resistance in seven field-collected strains of the German cockroach from Iran, Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Insecticide resistance in the German cockroach can be mediated by a number of mechanisms, the most common being enhanced enzymatic metabolism. Seven field-collected strains of German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.) with various levels of resistance to pyrethroids, five out of which were also cross-resistant to DDT were used in this study. The investigation of possible mechanisms responsible for permethrin resistance was carried out using the synergists PBO, DEF and DMC and biochemical assays, including general esterases, glutathione S-transeferases and monooxygenases assays, using an automated microtitre plate reader. PBO and DEF, the inhibitors of cytochrome p450 monooxygenases and general esterases, respectively, affected permethrin resistance to varying degrees depending on the strain. DDT resistance in five strains were not completely eliminated by the synergist DMC, an inhibitor of glutathione S-transferase enzymes, suggesting that a further non-metabolic resistance mechanism such as kdr-type may be present. This suggestion was further supported by GST assay data, where a little elevation in GST activity was detected in only two strains. The synergist data supported by biochemical assays implicated that cytochrome p450 monooxygenases or hydrolases are involved in permethrin resistance in some strains. However, these results implicated both enhanced oxidative and hydrolytic metabolism of permethrin as resistance mechanism in the other strains. The results of synergist and biochemical studies implicated that all the field-collected permethrin resistant strains have developed diverse mechanisms of resistance, although these strains have been collected from the same geographic area. The change in resistance ratios of some strains by using PBO or DEF is discussed. It is of interest to note that because resistance to permethrin was not completely eliminated by DEF and PBO, it is likely that one or more additional mechanisms are involved in permethrin resistance in every strain studied.     

两种有机硅表面活性剂和3种农药对斑马鱼的急性毒性与联合毒性研究

为评价新型有机硅表面活性剂对水生生物的影响,采用"半静态法"分别研究了乙氧基改性三硅氧烷(捷润,JIERUN)和硅氧烷化合物(好湿,High-Speed)与3种农药对斑马鱼的急性毒性与联合毒性。结果表明:"捷润"和"好湿"对斑马鱼的LC50值(96 h)分别为有效成分5.90和17.4 mg/L,分别属于中毒和低毒。"捷润"与氟虫腈、茚虫威和乙酰甲胺磷混用后对斑马鱼的共毒系数分别为139.52、107.24和165.65,其联合毒性效果分别为增毒、相加和增毒;"好湿"与氟虫腈、茚虫威和乙酰甲胺磷混用后对斑马鱼的共毒系数分别为111.36、48.26和80.08,其联合毒性效果分别为相加、拮抗和相加。     

Mechanisms of resistance to diflubenzuron in the house fly, Musca domestica (L.)

The mechanisms of resistance to the chitin synthesis inhibitor diflubenzuron were investigated in a diflubenzuron-selected strain of the house fly (Musca domestica L.) with > 1000 × resistance, and in an OMS-12-selected strain [O-ethyl O-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)phosphoramidothioate] with 380 × resistance to diflubenzuron. In agreement with the accepted mode of action of diflubenzuron, chitin synthesis was reduced less in larvae of the resistant (R) than of a susceptible (S) strain. Cuticular penetration of diflubenzuron into larvae of the R strains was about half that of the S. Both piperonyl butoxide and sesamex synergized diflubenzuron markedly in the R strains, indicating that mixed-function oxidase enzymes play a major role in resistance. Limited synergism by DEF (S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate) and diethylmaleate indicated that esterases and glutathione-dependent transferases play a relatively small role in resistance. Larvae of the S and R strains exhibited a similar pattern of in vivo cleavage of ³H- and ¹⁴C-labeled diflubenzuron at N₁C₂ and N₁C₁ bonds. However, there were marked differences in the amounts of major metabolites produced: R larvae metabolized diflubenzuron at considerably higher rates, resulting in 18-fold lower accumulation of unmetabolized diflubenzuron by comparison with S larvae. Polar metabolites were excreted at a 2-fold higher rate by R larvae. The high levels of resistance to diflubenzuron in R-Diflubenzuron and R-OMS-12 larvae are due to the combined effect of reduced cuticular penetration, increased metabolism, and rapid excretion of the chemical.     

Mechanism of resistance to spinosyn in the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens

Topical laboratory selection of tobacco budworm larvae, Heliothis virescens, with technical spinosad for multiple generations resulted in larvae 1068-fold resistant to topical applications of the insecticide and 316.6-fold resistant to insecticide treated diet as compared to the parental strain. The penetration of 2′-O-methyl[¹⁴C]spinosyn A across the cuticle of the susceptible (parental) and selected (resistant) tobacco budworms increased with time 3-12 h after application. A trend of reduced penetration in the resistant strain was found but the differences were not statistically significant. 2′-O-methyl[¹⁴C]spinosyn A when injected into the hemocoel was not metabolized 96 h after treatment in both the susceptible and resistant strain, suggesting that a change in metabolism was not the mechanism of resistance. Electrophysiological studies indicated that dose-dependent spinosyn A-induced currents occurred in neurons from spinosyn resistant and susceptible (adult) tobacco budworms. At both 10 and 100 nM spinosyn A, however, the amplitude of these currents in the resistant insects was significantly smaller than the amplitude of currents observed from neurons from susceptible tobacco budworm adults. This suggests that neurons from resistant insects have decreased sensitivity to spinosyn A. However, the reduced inward currents in the resistant strain may or may not be related to the mode of action of the spinosyns. No statistically significant cross-resistance was noted for the spinosad resistant tobacco budworms for topical applications of permethrin (Pounce^®), profenofos (Curacron^®), emamectin benzoate (Denim^®), or indoxacarb (Steward^®). A statistically significant reduction in susceptibility to acetamiprid (Mospilan^®) in artificial diet as determined from a resistance ratio of 0.482 was found.     

六种杀虫剂对小地老虎的毒力及对土壤生物安全性评价

为筛选出高效安全的土壤处理杀虫剂,室内采用浸叶法比较了3种新杀虫剂与3种已登记的杀虫剂对小地老虎的毒力,同时用人工土壤法和密闭法分别测定了6种药剂对蚯蚓的急性毒性和对土壤呼吸强度的影响。结果显示,溴虫腈、茚虫威和甲维盐对小地老虎3龄幼虫的毒力明显高于3种已登记药剂毒死蜱、辛硫磷和高效氯氟氰菊酯;溴虫腈、茚虫威和甲维盐对蚯蚓的LC50分别为1320．80、1153．42和167．91mg／kg,均低于其它3种药剂,属于低毒级;供试杀虫剂中以溴虫腈对小地老虎和蚯蚓的毒力选择性最高,其毒力选择性比值（蚯蚓LC50／小地老虎LC50）为7115．23;6种药剂对土壤微生物均无危害性。     

Beta-cypermethrin resistance associated with high carboxylesterase activities in a strain of house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

A housefly strain, originally collected in 1998 from a dump in Beijing, was selected with beta-cypermethrin to generate a resistant strain (CRR) in order to characterize the resistance and identify the possible mechanisms involved in the pyrethroid resistance. The resistance was increased from 2.56- to 4419.07-fold in the CRR strain after 25 consecutive generations of selection compared to a laboratory susceptible strain (CSS). The CRR strain also developed different levels of cross-resistance to various insecticides within and outside the pyrethroid group such as abamectin. Synergists, piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and S,S,S-tributyl phosphorotrithioate (DEF), increased beta-cypermethrin toxicity 21.88- and 364.29-fold in the CRR strain as compared to 15.33- and 2.35-fold in the CSS strain, respectively. Results of biochemical assays revealed that carboxylesterase activities and maximal velocities to five naphthyl-substituted substrates in the CRR strain were significantly higher than that in the CSS strain, however, there was no significant difference in glutathione S-transferase activity and the level of total cytochrome P450 between the CRR and CSS strains. Therefore, our studies suggested that carboxylesterase play an important role in beta-cypermethrin resistance in the CRR strain.     

Fipronil resistance mechanisms in the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker

Fipronil resistance mechanisms were studied between the laboratory susceptible strain and the selective field population of rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker in the laboratory. The borer population was collected from Wenzhou county, Zhejiang province. After five generations of selection, fipronil resistance ratio was 45.3-fold compared to the susceptible strain. Synergism experiments showed that the synergistic ratios of PBO, TPP and DEF on fipronil in susceptible and resistant strains of C. suppressalis were 7.55-, 1.93- and 2.91-fold, respectively, and DEM showed no obvious synergistic action on fipronil. Activities of carboxylesterase and microsomal-O-demethylase in the resistant strain were 1.89- and 1.36-fold higher that in susceptible strain, and no significant difference of glutathione-S-transferase activity was found between the resistant and susceptible strains. The K_m and V_max experiments also demonstrated that fipronil resistance of C. suppressalis was closely relative to the enhanced activities of carboxylesterase and microsomal-O-demethylase. Moreover, cross-resistance between fipronil and other conventional insecticides and the multiple resistant properties of the original Wenzhou’s population were also discussed.