The new poster from the IRAC Sucking Pest WG are titled “IRM for sustainable whitefly control with special reference to Bemisia tabaci” and “Major mechanisms of insecticide resistance in green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer”. These can be viewed via the the individual website Pest Pages, the Sucking Pest WG Team Page or the pdf files can be downloaded directly using the links on the poster titles above….
The latest IRAC Test Method Video to be published is Method No. 010 on Frankliniella occidentalis. Details of the method can be found on the Frankliniella occidentalis methods page with links to the Method No 010 pdf and the new video….
…Brazil, to formulate an IRAC ‘Task Team’ to specifically address insecticide resistance concerns in Brazilian corn, cotton and soybean crops. The workshop was held in the Brazilian capital city, bringing together representatives from major companies, grower and crop advisor representatives, university experts and governmental representatives to discuss and publish information related to best resistance management practice related to the three crops of concern. Presentations from the meeting can be found via the Brazil Team page or by using this link…
IRAC held their 49th International Spring Meeting at the Hamner Conference Center, Research Triangle Park, NC hosted by BASF and Bayer CropScience on 17-20 March 2014. There were 9 sessions held over the 4 days including various working group planning meetings, a meeting of the IRAC Executive, and an “International Day” with four invited guest speakers. Presentations from the ‘International Day’ can be found on the IRAC website Resources Page by filtering for Spring Meeting 2014. In addition to the…
The latest issue of the IRAC MoA Classification (ver. 7.3) has now been released and posted on the MoA Team page of the website. Changes include the renaming of a couple of groups/sub-groups (Group 9 is now “Modulators of Chordotonal Organs” and Subgroup 8D is now “Borates”) and the addition of flupyradifurone into a new Subgroup 4D, called Butenolides. The opportunity was also taken to improve some of the text and notes relating the the classification. Associated MoA resources (booklet…
IRAC held their 48th International Spring Meeting at Syngenta’s Research Centre in the UK on 18-22 March 2013. There were 12 session held over the 5 days including various working group planning meetings, a meeting of the IRAC Executive, and an “International Day’ with a session of guest speakers covering different aspects of resistance and resistance management. Presentations from the ‘International Day’ can be found on the IRAC website Resources Page and by filtering for Spring Meeting 2013…