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  • Updated guidelines for rotating seed treated, soil and foliar applied insecticides

    The general principles of resistance management apply to seed and soil treatments as with foliar applied insecticides, however there are some additional factors that should be considered. There are limited insecticide modes of action available for use either as soil or seed treatments, therefore, the judicious use of the available modes of action is essential

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  • New IRAC WG – Chewing Pests

    The Chewing Pest WG is a new group for IRAC combining the past Lepidoptera and Coleoptera WGs and complements the Sucking Pest WG. These two key groups sit within the IRAC Crop Protection Team along with the Nematode WG. The team held their first conference call on August 24th 2021, agreed membership and drafted some

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  • New Advanced Training Module from IRAC

    This advanced module is designed to provide guidance on how to set up a successful resistance management strategy that is sustainable. In addition to technical aspects, this requires a good coordination and collaboration between relevant stakeholders on a community basis. The target audience for this module includes farmers, cooperatives, extension services, distributors, private service providers

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  • New Thai and Vietnamese language versions of the IRAC IRM and MoA videos

    A full list of the languages versions available are copied below. Mode of Action:English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Bahasa(Indonesian), Khmer , Japanese , Tagalog (Philippines), Hindi, German, Thai, Vietnamese Insecticide Resistance Management:English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, French, Italian, Korean, Arabic, Russian,  Bahasa (Indonesian), Russian, Tagalog (Philippines), German, Thai, Vietnamese

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  • IRAC Publication – IRM and Industry: The Origins and Evolution of IRAC and the MoA Classification Scheme

    Abstract Insecticide resistance is a long‐standing problem affecting the efficacy and utility of crop protection compounds. Insecticide resistance also impacts the ability and willingness of companies around the world to invest in new crop protection compounds and traits. The Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) was formed in 1984 to provide a coordinated response by the

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  • New German language version of the IRAC IRM and MoA videos

    A full list of the languages versions available are copied below. Mode of Action:English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Bahasa(Indonesian), Khmer , Japanese , Tagalog (Philippines), Hindi, German Insecticide Resistance Management:English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, French, Italian, Korean, Arabic, Russian,  Bahasa (Indonesian), Russian, Tagalog (Philippines), German

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  • Updated table of MoA target site mutations and references available

    Development of insecticide resistance can result from various mechanisms: increased ability for insecticide detoxification, decreased penetration/transport, or modification of the insecticide’s target site. The target site mutation table provides a comprehensive list of established target site mutations associated with published cases of insecticide resistance. Also added is an up to date list of published references

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  • Sucking Pest IRM Guidelines – New Graphics Version

    Earlier in 2020 the IRAC Sucking Pest WG developed a set of IRM guidelines as a text version. This has now been complemented with a new graphics version. Both the Text Version and the Graphics Version and can be downloaded from the IRAC website.

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