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alphitobius diaperinus

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Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
coleoptera tenebrionidae lesser mealworm MED poultry litter and manure

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. chlorpyrifos (#6)
  2. cyfluthrin (#24)
  3. cyfluthrin-beta (#4)
  4. cyhalothrin-lambda
  5. cypermethrin (#8)
  6. dichlorvos (#5)
  7. fenitrothion (#26)
  8. Pyrethroids - Unspecified In Literature

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 RIRDC,. (2001). Alphitobius - Investigations into the management of the darkling beetle. Report from the RIRDC, 01/151 01/151.
2 Lambkin, T.A. (2005). Baseline Responses of Adult Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to Fenitrothion and Susceptibility Status of Populations in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.. Journal of Economic Entomology, 98(3) 938-942.
3 Lambkin, T.A., and Furlong, M.J. (2011). Metabolic Mechanisms Only Partially Explain Resistance to Pyrethroids in Australian Broiler House Populations of Lesser Mealworm (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 104 (2) 629-635.
4 Chernaki-Leffer, A. M., Sosa-Gomez, D. R., Almeida, L. M., and Lopes, I. (2011). Susceptibility of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) to cypermethrin, dichlorvos and triflumuron in southern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 55 125-128.
5 Lambkin, T. A., and Furlong, M. J. (2014). Application of Spinosad Increases the Susceptibility of Insecticide-Resistant Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to Pyrethroids. Journal of Economic Entomology, 107(4) 1590-1598.
6 Singh, N. and Johnson, D. (2015). Baseline Susceptibility and Cross-Resistance in Adult and Larval Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Collected from Poultry Farms in Arkansas. Journal of Economic Entomology, 108 1994-1999.
7 Hickmann, F., de Morais, A. F., Bronzatto, E. S., Giacomelli, T., Guedes, J. V. C., and Bernardi, O. (2018). Susceptibility of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae), From Broiler Farms of Southern Brazil to Insecticides. Journal of Economic Entomology, 111 980-985.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 788 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Redlands -- 4
2 789 -- Australia -- Queensland -- SE Queensland -- Wamuran -- 4
3 790 -- Australia -- Queensland -- SE Queensland -- Redland Bay -- 4
4 791 -- Australia -- Queensland -- SE Queensland -- Buccan -- 4
5 792 -- Australia -- Queensland -- SE Queensland -- Parkridge -- 4
6 793 -- Australia -- Queensland -- SE Queensland -- Jimboomba -- 4
7 794 -- Australia -- Queensland -- SE Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
8 795 -- Australia -- Queensland -- SE Queensland -- Rochedale -- 4
9 3968 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Parkridge -- 4
10 3969 -- Australia -- South Australia -- Owen -- 4
11 3970 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Thornlands -- 4
12 3971 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Gleneagle -- 4
13 3972 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Beerwah -- 4
14 5251 -- Brazil -- Parana -- Cascavel -- 4
15 5255 -- Brazil -- Parana -- Corbelia -- 4
16 5256 -- Brazil -- Parana -- Lapa -- 4
17 5257 -- Brazil -- Parana -- Pato Branco -- 1 -- 4
18 5258 -- Brazil -- Parana -- Pato Branco -- 2 -- 4
19 5260 -- Brazil -- Parana -- Lapa -- 2 -- 4
20 5274 -- Brazil -- Parana -- Londrina -- 4
21 5854 -- Afghanistan -- 4
22 9626 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Glasshouse Mountains -- 4
23 9627 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
24 9628 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Blenheim -- 4
25 9629 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Woodhill -- 4
26 9630 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Milora -- 4
27 9631 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
28 9632 -- Australia -- Queensland -- South Mclean -- 4
29 9633 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
30 9634 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Blenheim -- 4
31 9635 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Logan Village -- 4
32 9636 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Woodhill -- 4
33 9637 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Milora -- 4
34 9638 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Coominya -- 4
35 9639 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
36 9640 -- Australia -- Queensland -- South Mclean -- 4
37 9641 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Glasshouse Mountains -- 4
38 9642 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
39 9643 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Blenheim -- 4
40 9644 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Woodhill -- 4
41 9645 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Milora -- 4
42 9646 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
43 9647 -- Australia -- Queensland -- South Mclean -- 4
44 9648 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Blenheim -- 4
45 9649 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Logan Village -- 4
46 9650 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
47 9651 -- Australia -- Queensland -- South Mclean -- 4
48 9652 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Woodhill -- 4
49 9653 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Milora -- 4
50 9654 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Coominya -- 4
51 9655 -- Australia -- Queensland -- Park Ridge -- 4
52 9656 -- Australia -- Queensland -- South Mclean -- 4
53 10888 -- USA -- Arkansas -- Fayetteville -- 4
54 10889 -- USA -- Arkansas -- Fayetteville -- 4
55 12429 -- Brazil -- Santa Catarina -- Itapiranga -- Hickmann -- 4
56 12448 -- Brazil -- Santa Catarina -- Biguaçú -- Viera -- 4
57 12449 -- Brazil -- Santa Catarina -- Biguaçú -- Viera -- 4
58 12450 -- Brazil -- Santa Catarina -- Itapiranga -- Hickmann -- 4
59 12451 -- Brazil -- Paraná -- Verê -- Zanetti -- 4
60 12453 -- Brazil -- Paraná -- Imbituva -- Jesus -- 4
61 12454 -- Brazil -- Paraná -- Verê -- Zanetti -- 4
62 12455 -- Brazil -- Paraná -- Imbituva -- Jesus -- 4
63 12464 -- Brazil -- Paraná -- Imbituva -- Jesus -- 4

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