The IRAC Mode of Action Working Group have developed a set of 74 slides as a MoA tutorial outlining the major mechanisms of insecticide resistance and, explaining with graphics, MoA by the targeted physiology affected using the broad categories of: Nerve and Muscle, Growth and Development, Respiration, Midgut and Unknown or Non-specific target sites or functions….
…tactics in Spain “The case of Tuta absoluta” Resistance Management within IPM practices: opportunities and challenges IRM: Contrasting the agricultural and vector control experiences The evolution of IRM for biotech traits Day-2: IRAC Country Group and International WG Updates IRAC Asia IRAC Japan IRAC China IRAC Vietnam IRAC Brazil MoA WG Sucking Pest WG Chewing Pest WG Methods WG Nematodes WG Biotechnology WG Public Health WG Outreach WG Resistance Evolution & Modelling – Recent Publications Meeting Notes Summary of discussions…
Following a first registration in Australia, afidopyropen from BASF has been added to the IRAC MoA Classification Scheme as Group 9D. Previously it was included in the Appendix awaiting registration. The product is intended for the control of green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae), currant lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri) and cotton/melon aphid (Aphis gossypii); and for the suppression of silverleaf whitefly in brassica vegetables, celery, cucurbits, fruiting and leafy vegetables (including brassica leafy vegetables), parsley, potato, sweet…