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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: Phthorimaea absoluta

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera gelechiidae AG

Active Ingredient: fipronil

MOA: GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, Phenylpyrazoles (Fiproles)
Group: PYZ CAS #: 120068-37-3 Shaugnessy Code: 129121

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G23624 2025
Lab selected after field-evolved resistance**

Brazil--
Pernambuco--
Gravatá
Quintela, V., Pereira, D. L., Langa, T. P., Oliveira, M., and Siqueira, H. A. A. (2025). eld-evolved resistance in Phthorimaea absoluta to abamectin: genetic foundations, female-linked traits, and cross-resistance pattern. Pest Management Science, 81.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.