The new Global Resistance Management (GRM) Mode of Action App, released earlier this year by the Resistance Action Committees (IRAC, HRAC FRAC), has just been updated with additional features. The App combines the information on the Resistance Action Committee’s standalone Mode of Action Apps into one application for ease of access by the user. The individual IRAC, FRAC and HRAC Mode of Action Apps are still available and all applications can be downloaded from the Apple App and Google Play…
INTRODUCAO A evolução da resistência de pragas a pesticidas tem sido um dos grandes entraves em programas de MIP em diversas culturas a nível mundial. Dentre as conseqüências da resistência estão a aplicação mais freqüente de produtos, uso de dosagens acima da recomendada no rótulo ou na bula do produto, uso indevido de mistura de produtos, e mudança de produto (geralmente para um produto mais caro e/ou mais tóxico) na tentativa de se obter um controle satisfatório de uma…
IRAC Africa-Middle East, the newest IRAC regional group, was formed in February 2022 in a virtual call led by Billy Annan. Billy is the lead founder of the group and is also the interim leader until the substantive officers are elected. Representatives from BASF, Bayer, Corteva, FMC and Syngenta, attended this inaugural meeting when initial objectives and plans were discussed, and signed up as charter members to represent their companies. Further calls have now been held and a Steering…
…Contacting Fruit & Vegetable Growers Organizations Reviewing MOA extension services Publication of a professional article dealing with IR in one of the leading agricultural magazines IRAC Israel is a new group set up in 2018 from and earlier Lepidoptera Working group which will now consider all aspects of insecticide resistance and its management. The initial objective of the group is to coordinate IRM guidelines and review means and ways to increase awareness of resistance management among stakeholders i.e. growers, distributors,…
The Sucking Pest WG was formed in 2008 to develop and disseminate IRM strategies for major sucking pests of global importance. It is recognised that this is a broad remit given the range of crops and pests, but by focusing on specific areas, the team is convinced that it can deliver strategies for key pests such as whiteflies, aphids and thrips, before moving on to consider other groups. The Sucking Pest WG absorbed the earlier Neonicotinoid WG in 2009…