IRAC España ha emitido una nueva alerta sobre resistencias de Ceratitis capitata en cítricos. Los insecticidas de los modos de acción 3A, piretroides, y 5, spinosines, son herramientas básicas de las estrategias de control de la mosca de la fruta en cítricos. Debido a la detección de poblaciones resistentes a ellos, se aconseja su alternancia con otros modos de
The Changes include the following updates: Group 4E Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) competitive modulators – New Active: FenmezoditiazGroup 23: Inhibitors of acetyl-CoA carboxylase – New Active: Spidoxamat.Group 35 RNA Interference mediated target suppressors New Group and Active: LedpronaGroup UNF Fungal agents of unknown or uncertain MoA New Fungal Agent added: Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6 Resources:
As part of continued awareness efforts, the IRAC Nematode WG Poster “THE IRAC INTERNATIONAL MODE OF ACTION CLASSIFICATION SCHEME FOR NEMATICIDES” was presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (ONTA) held jointly with the Egyptian Society for Agro-Nematology (ESAN) annual meeting in Cairo, Egypt from 24 to 29 September 2023.
The combined application of two insecticides with different modes of action (MoA) is an increasingly common approach to insect pest management. Insecticide mixtures (tank-mix or pre-formulated mixture) are applied to crops for pest management for many different reasons. These reasons include to broaden spectrum, to combine different technical characteristics of insecticides, or to combine two
The 57th IRAC International Meeting was held in conjunction with IRAC Japan and IRAC Asia in Kyoto. This incorporated a visit to the Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology in Osaka where IRAC presentations were given in a seminar sponsored by the Japan Crop Protection Association on 14th March. Further meetings
New versions (10.5, March 2023) of the IRAC MoA resources have just been released and posted on the website. The changes include the following updates: The updated resources, available for download from the IRAC website, are:
Four new susceptibility test methods for bed bugs, cockroaches, Jassids and rice stem borers have been validated and approved by the IRAC Test Methods Working Group. Details of the methods are available in the IRAC Test Methods Library with the option available to download the methods as pdf files.
In the Europe, flea beetle infestations are of particular concern due to the decreasing availability of insecticides. Increasing regulatory restrictions for product registrations are a key factor in the availability of effective insecticides. Of the remaining classes of chemistries available, selection pressure is high and resistance is present. The situation presents the need to adopt
The IRAC Plant Biotechnology Working Group has completed a short poster brochure discussing the use of Bt corn to manage fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in the Asia-Pacific region. The brochure complements IRAC’s poster and brochure developed in 2021 entitled “Manage fall armyworm in 3 steps”. The 3 steps are 1) Incorporate agronomic actions, 2) Identify pest and