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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: leptinotarsa decemlineata

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
coleoptera chrysomelidae colorado potato beetle AG eggplant, pepper, potato, tomato

Active Ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionenis

MOA: Microbial disruptors of insect midgut membranes (includes transgenic crops), Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionensis
Group: BAC CAS #: 0 Shaugnessy Code: 0

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G5455 1993 Unspecified
USA Whalon, M.E., D.L. Miller, R.M. Hollingworth, E.J. Grafius, and J.R. Miller. (1993). Selection of a Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Strain Resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis. Journal of Economic Entomology, 86(2) 226-233.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.