The WG held their latest conference call on December 9th when the various ongoing actions and activities were reviewed. These included: Future minor updates to the classification scheme Distribution of the new printed structures posters Status of the new pest specific MOA posters Development of a new MOA brochure An MOA presentation at the ESA meeting in Indianapolis…
Information from Dupont on triflumezopyrim, their new mesoionic insecticide for control of rice hoppers, has been reviewed by the IRAC MoA WG and a classification to Group 4E agreed. The first registration for triflumezopyrim is expect in 2015 after which the active will be include in the IRAC MoA Classification Scheme. Meanwhile a new appendix will be added to the scheme to cover actives such as triflumezopyrim that have been classified but are pending registration.
IRAC have just published the latest version of the MoA Classification, now incorporating bio-insecticides. In addition the English version of the MoA Poster with the chemical structures and the small MoA Booklet have also been updated printed copies are now available….
Development of insecticide resistance can result from various mechanisms: increased ability for insecticide detoxification, decreased penetration/transport, or modification of the insecticide’s target site. The target site mutation table provides a comprehensive list of established target site mutations associated with published cases of insecticide resistance. Also added is an up to date list of published references relating to the different MoA Groups….
…the posters include a general overview of the importance of insect resistance management, the increasing importance of biomolecular techniques for resistance monitoring and the importance of MoA in IRM strategies. Links to the posters are given below: The importance of Insecticide Resistance Management in the control of the mosquito vectors of malaria The increase in the utility and importance of biomolecular techniques in resistance monitoring in insect vectors Insecticide MoA Classification: A Key to Effective Insecticide Resistance Management in Mosquitoes…
When using the IRAC and GRM MoA Apps on your mobile devices, you will now be able to open the menu and select the Nematicide Classification or Structures poster using the links as an alternative to the normal insecticide and acaricide MoA. To revert back just use the menu once again….
The popular poster showing MOA classification by group and chemical structure has now been translated into Spanish, Chinese and Portuguese. Further translations are planed in the future. To view or download the files click on the appropriate link: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese. Full information on the scheme can be found in the IRAC MOA Classification document….
The IRAC Executive approved the MoA classification of Tetraniliprole as a new anthranilic diamide in Group 28 (Ryanodine receptor modulator). The IRAC MoA Classification Scheme will be updated accordingly….
The IRAC Mode of Action App in IOS and Android has been updated to include the latest changes to the MoA Classification (Ver. 9.3, June 2019). This incorporates some additional MoA Groups including bio-insecticides. The update also includes some additional features such as an active ingredient search and links to the latest IRAC News on the IRAC website….
A full list of the languages available are copied below. Mode of Action:English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Bahasa(Indonesian), Khmer , Japanese , Tagalog (Philippines), Hindi Insecticide Resistance Management:English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, French, Italian, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Bahasa (Indonesian), Russian, Tagalog (Philippines)…