Abstract
Two experimental insecticides, AC 303,630 and MK 244, were tested against a laboratory colony and three field strains of Pseudoplusia includens (Walker). Topical application bioassays indicated that permethrin resistance in the field strains ranged from 3.9 to 489.0-fold. In leaf dip bioassays, LC50 and LC90 values for AC 303,630 ranged from 6.7 to 15.1 mg litre −1 and 8.7 to 28.2 mg litre −1, respectively, for third-instar larvae. The Louisiana 1991 field strain was significantly more susceptible to AC 303,630 than the laboratory and other field strains. The LC50 (but not LC90) for the Louisiana 1992 field strain was significantly higher than that of the laboratory strain. However, there was no difference in toxicity of AC 303,630 between the field strain with the highest level of permethrin resistance and the laboratory strain. LC50 and LC90 values for MK 244 in leaf dip bioassays ranged from 0.014 to 0.023 mg litre −1 and 0.079 to 0.174 mg litre −1, respectively. There were no significant differences in LC 50 or LC 90 among any of the strains for MK 244. Field trials in soybean were also conducted in 1991 and 1992 in an area of Louisiana where permethrin efficacy against P. includens has declined. In both years, AC 303,630 at 0.11–0.22 kg ha −1, and MK 244 at 0.0042–0.0084 kg ha −1, provided significantly better control than permethrin at 0.11 kg ha −1, and control equal to the recommended standard, thiodicarb. These studies indicate no cross-resistance exists between the experimental insecticides and permethrin.
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