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Research advances on pesticide resistance in natural enemies

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Recent research on the factors governing resistance development among arthropod natural enemies is reviewed, including selection studies of resistance development in the predatory miteAmblyseius fallacis (Garman) andTetranychus urticae Koch and patterns of toxicity to pesticides and mixed function oxidase activity in a group of pests, predators and parasites. New areas of resistance development in the speciesPhytoseiulus persimilis A. H. andTyphlodromus pyri Scheuten are discussed as are genetic studies of resistance inP. persimilis and the toxicology of resistance inA. fallacis. Lastly, the widespread documentation of resistance inA. fallacis, a predator of plant-feeding mites, the cecidomyidAphidoletes aphidimyza (Rond.), a predator of aphids and 2 parasites of leafhopper in orchards of North America, is discussed relative to the long-term use of organophosphate-based insecticides and programs of integrated pest control.

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Les récentes recherches sur les facteurs déterminant le développement d'une résistance aux pesticides chez les arthropodes ennemis naturels des ravageurs sont rappelées, y compris les études sur la sélection pour cette résistance de l'acarien prédateur,Amblyseius fallacis (Garman) et deTetranychus urticae Koch, ainsi que les types de toxicité des pesticides pour un ensemble de ravageurs et de leurs parasites et prédateurs. De nouveaux domaines dans les phénomènes de la résistance chezPhytoseiulus persimilis A.H. etTyphlodromus pyri Scheuten sont discutés, telles que les études génétiques de la résistance chezP. persimilis et la toxicologie de la résistance chezA. fallacis. Enfin la très abondante documentation sur la résistance deA. fallacis, prédateur d'acariens phytophages, deAphidoletes aphidimyza (Rond), cecidomyie prédatrice de pucerons et de deux parasites de cicadelles en vergers en Amérique du Nord, est discutée en fonction de l'utilisation prolongée d'insecticides à base d'organophosphorés et de programmes de lutte intégrée.

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Published as article No. 8498 of the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824.

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Croft, B.A., Morse, J.G. Research advances on pesticide resistance in natural enemies. Entomophaga 24, 3–11 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02377504

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