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Resistance in field populations of Amrasca devastans (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) to new insecticides in Southern Punjab, Pakistan

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Cotton jassid, Amrasca devastans (Distant), is an economically important pest of various crops (i.e. cotton, okra, brinjal) and has the potential to become resistant against insecticides due to the intense use of insecticides in the region which entails high selection pressure. To monitor the resistance levels against recently used new chemistry insecticides (nitenpyram, spirotetramat, chlorfenapyr, fipronil, emamectin benzoate, sulfoxaflor, and flonicamid), four field populations of A. devastans collected from Khanewal, Multan, Muzaffargarh and Lodhran districts were examined by leaf dip bioassays. The results revealed the 32.95–136.47 fold resistance to nitenpyram, 23.03–56.74 fold to spirotetramat, 10.84–31.33 fold to chlorfenapyr, 1.20–9.43 fold to fipronil, 3.27–43.77 fold to emamectin benzoate, 0.66–2.81 fold to sulfoxaflor and 0.59–1.25 fold to flonicamid in different field populations, compared to the susceptible strain. Based on present study findings, it may be suggested to discontinue the use of nitenpyram, spirotetramat, chlorfenapyr and emamectin benzoate for which the populations were resistant and the rotational use of fipronil, sulfoxaflor and flonicamid for which the populations were susceptible. Proactive resistance management approaches such as judicious use of insecticides with proper dose selection, time of spray on early stages and correct method of application are necessary to prevent the development of resistance.

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The insect collection and insecticides assistance of Mr. Muhammad Ismail, Syngenta (Pakistan) Limited is highly acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture Science & Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan

    Nasir Abbas, Naeem Abbas, Masood Ejaz, Sarfraz Ali Shad, Iqra Asghar, Aima Irum & Muhammad Binyameen

  2. Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, EXTEMIT-K, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcká 1176, Prague 6, 165 21, Suchdol, Czech Republic

    Muhammad Binyameen

  3. Department of Entomology, Chemical Ecology Laboratory, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA

    Muhammad Binyameen

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Abbas, N., Abbas, N., Ejaz, M. et al. Resistance in field populations of Amrasca devastans (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) to new insecticides in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Phytoparasitica 46, 533–539 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-018-0688-0

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