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Susceptibility of armyworm Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to novel insecticides in Pakistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Mushtaq Ahmad  and
Sanobar Gull
Mushtaq Ahmad*
Affiliation:
Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Jhang Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Sanobar Gull
Affiliation:
Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Jhang Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: mushsoroya@gmail.com).
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Abstract

The armyworm Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a serious pest of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus; Malvaceae), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum Linnaeus; Solanaceae), and vegetables. Frequent application of various insecticides applied for its control has resulted in the development of a multiple resistance against commonly used insecticides. In the current study, field populations of S. litura were monitored in Pakistan for their susceptibility to diverse chemical classes, namely insect growth regulators (chlorfluazuron, lufenuron, flufenoxuron, triflumuron, methoxyfenozide), diamides (chlorantraniliprole, flubendiamide), spinosyns (spinosad, spinetoram), avermectins (abamectin, emamectin benzoate), indoxacarb, and thiocyclam by using a diet overlay bioassay during 2008–2013. Generally, no or a very low resistance was recorded to chlorfluazuron, lufenuron, triflumuron, methoxyfenozide, chlorantraniliprole, flubendiamide, spinosad, spinetoram, emamectin benzoate, indoxacarb, and thiocyclam. Resistance to flufenoxuron and abamectin was low to moderate in some populations of S. litura. The insecticides, showing no, very low, or low resistance can be used in rotation, along with other integrated pest management practices, to mitigate resistance to conventional as well as new chemistry insecticides in S. litura.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 149 , Issue 5 , October 2017 , pp. 649 - 661
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2017 

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Subject editor: John Wise

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