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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: plodia interpunctella

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
lepidoptera pyralidae indian meal moth AG cereals, peanut

Active Ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki

MOA: Microbial disruptors of insect midgut membranes (includes transgenic crops), Bacillus thuringiensis var.inhibitors kurstaki
Group: BAC CAS #: 0 Shaugnessy Code: 6402

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G5053 1988 Field Evolved Resistance
USA McGaughey, W.H., and R.W. Beeman. (1988). Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in Colonies of Indianmeal Moth and Almond Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 81(1) 28-33.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.