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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: aedes aegypti

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera culicidae yellow fever mosquito MED human

Active Ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4B

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

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G14757 2011
Lab selected after field-evolved resistance**

France Paris, M., Tetreau, G., Laurent, F., Lelu, M., Despres, L., and David, J. (2011). Persistence of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) in the environment induces resistance to multiple Bti toxins in mosquitoes. Pest Management Science, 67 122-128.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.