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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: drosophila melanogaster

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
diptera drosophilidae common fruit fly AG

Active Ingredient: DDT

MOA: Sodium channel modulators, Pyrethroids, Pyrethrins, DDT
Group: OCL CAS #: 50293 Shaugnessy Code: 29201

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G21504 2022
Lab selected*

USA Kaduskar, B., Kushwah, R., Auradkar, A., Guichard, A., Li, M., Bennett, J. B., Julio, A., Marshall, J. M., Montell, C., and Bier, E. (2022). Reversing insecticide resistance with allelic-drive in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature Communications.
G18015 2013
Lab selected*

USA Strycharz, J., Lao, A., Li, H., Qiu, X., Lee, S., Sun, W., Yoon, K., Doherty, J., Pittendrigh, B., and Clark, J. (2013). Resistance in the highly DDT-resistant 91-R strain of Drosophila melanogaster involves decreased penetration, increased metabolism, and direct excretion. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 107 207-217.
G1837 1971 Field Evolved Resistance
Japan Brown, A. W. A. (1971). Pest resistance to pesticides.. In: ""Pesticides in the Enviroment,"" ed. White-Stevens,, 1 457-552.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.