Asia Group Key Objectives: Work with HRAC and FRAC to develop resistance management guidelines Continue working cross-industry with regulatory bodies in different countries on MoA labelling Provide technical guidance on developing management practices based on RM principles for fall armyworm Useful Links: Michigan State University Arthropod Pesticide Resistance Database (APRD)…
The MoA Team, which is largely composed of technical experts, is charged with maintaining the scheme and its status, carrying out updates as required as well as developing educational resources such as posters to promote the correct use of the scheme. The team considers data to support new submissions for entries to the scheme and acts as an arbiter on questions of MOA. Team Objectives Continue to review and update the MOA scheme as required. Develop new versions of…
The Public Health Team was formed in 2006 to continue the work initiated by the previous IRAC Vector Team and has the extended remit covering hygiene pests as well as vectors. Most of the efforts have focused on forming links with key groups working in the vector control area (WHO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation BMGF and Innovative Vector Control Consortium IVCC). A key IRAC publication “Prevention and Management of Insecticide Resistance in Vectors and Pests of Public Health…
Black fly are true flies from the family Simuliidae in the order Diptera. Female Black flies feed on blood and are the scourge of many river banks. They are found almost globally, from the tropics to the Arctic tundra. Black fly are small stocky flies, 2 to 5 mm in length, black or dark brown in colour. They are always associated with running water, in which the larvae live, filter feeding on organic matter. The adults are strong fliers and…
Of the approximately 460 species of Anopheline mosquitoes known, over 100 can transmit the plasmodia which cause malaria. However, only 30–40 species commonly transmit malaria to humans. Malaria, transmitted by Anopheline mosquitoes, is responsible globally for the deaths of around 1 million people each year. Some species of Anopheles can also act as the vectors of the filariasis causing parasites, Wucheria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. They are also implicated in the transmission of some arboviruses including West Nile Virus,…
This pest profile covers two species of Aedes mosquitoes – Aedes aegypti, the Yellow fever mosquito and Aedes albopictus, the Tiger mosquito, (sometimes classified by subgenus, Stegomyia aegypti and Stegomyia albopictus.) These two species are responsible for the transmission of dengue fever, yellow fever and chikungunya. Aedes aegypti on the left and Aedes albopictus on the right. Note the different thorax markings (Courtesy of CDC). Click for further details on the species difference Dengue fever is a viral disease…
The Chewing Pest WG is a new group for IRAC combining the past Lepidoptera and Coleoptera WGs and complements the Sucking Pest WG. These two key groups sit within the IRAC Crop Protection Team along with the Nematode WG. It is recognised that the WG will have a broad remit given the potential range of crops and pests but, by focussing on specific areas, it is planned to deliver appropriate IRM strategies. Team Objectives Maintain currency of the global…
T. absoluta is a pest of great economic importance in a number of countries. Its primary host is tomato, although potato, aubergine, common bean, and various wild solanaceous plants are also suitable hosts. T. absoluta is characterized by high reproduction potential. Each female may lay up to 300 eggs and 10-12 generations can be produced each year. In tomato, it attacks all plant parts and crop developmental stages, although the larvae prefer apical buds, tender new leaflets, flowers, and green…
The Citrus red mite (Panonychus citri) is an economically important pest of citrus globally. Although citrus is the main host, it can also infest other fruit trees including pome and stone fruits. Adult mites and their nymphs feed on the fruit, leaves and twigs of the host plant and can cause defoliation, discoloration and reduced quality of the fruits. It is thought that the citrus rust mite originates in Asia, but global transportation of plant stock and ornamental citrus…