Table 1. Toxicity of various insecticides to laboratory susceptible (Lab-PK) and field collected populations of H. armigera.
Population | Insecticides | LC50 (95% FL)(µg/ml) | Slope ± SE | RR1 | DR2 | n3 |
Susceptible | Cry1Ac | 0.58 (0.28–1.20) | 1.07±0.16 | – | – | 240 |
Susceptible | Chlorpyrifos | 0.46 (0.18–0.96) | 1.03±0.17 | – | – | 240 |
Susceptible | Profenofos | 0.50 (0.20–1.03) | 1.06±0.17 | – | – | 240 |
Susceptible | Cypermethrin | 0.26 (0.12–0.50) | 1.20±0.17 | – | – | 240 |
Susceptible | Spinosad | 1.45 (0.69–2.79) | 1.13±0.18 | – | – | 240 |
Susceptible | Indoxacarb | 0.90 (0.48–1.71) | 1.27±0.17 | – | – | 240 |
Susceptible | Abamectin | 0.23 (0.08–0.54) | 0.85±0.14 | – | – | 240 |
Susceptible | Deltamethrin | 0.42 (0.17–0.78) | 1.27±0.22 | – | – | 240 |
Field | Cry1Ac | 335.7 (244.2–477.6) | 2.43±0.31 | 579 | – | 240 |
Field | Chlorpyrifos | 148.7 (106.3–217.0) | 2.29±0.27 | 323 | – | 240 |
Field | Profenofos | 557.4 (420.3–734.5) | 3.20±0.46 | 1115 | – | 240 |
Field | Cypermethrin | 506.8 (387.7–680.7) | 3.28±0.44 | 1949 | – | 240 |
Field | Spinosad | 284.7 (180.0–484.7) | 1.74±0.30 | 196 | – | 240 |
Field | Indoxacarb | 341.2 (260.8–459.7) | 3.08±0.34 | 379 | – | 240 |
Field | Abamectin | 159.2 (121.3–208.8) | 3.15±0.53 | 692 | – | 240 |
Field | Deltamethrin | 16.02 (12.74–20.32) | 3.49±0.45 | 38 | 240 | |
Field-UNSEL (G6)4 | Cry1Ac | 19.65 (11.56–33.04) | 1.50±0.22 | 34 | −0.21 | 240 |
Field-UNSEL (G6) | Chlorpyrifos | 11.75 (7.96–17.83) | 2.04±0.25 | 26 | −0.18 | 240 |
Field-UNSEL (G6) | Profenofos | 18.48 (12.30–27.83) | 2.05±0.25 | 37 | −0.25 | 240 |
Field-UNSEL (G6) | Cypermethrin | 20.07 (12.71–31.48) | 1.83±0.24 | 77 | −0.23 | 240 |
Field-UNSEL (G6) | Spinosad | 9.22 (5.76–14.81) | 1.66±0.23 | 6 | −0.25 | 240 |
Field-UNSEL (G6) | Indoxacarb | 8.07 (4.04–14.37) | 1.29±0.20 | 9 | −0.27 | 240 |
Field-UNSEL (G6) | Abamectin | 9.27 (5.88–14.79) | 1.77±0.24 | 40 | −0.21 | 240 |
Field-UNSEL (G6) | Deltamethrin | 1.76 (1.14–2.61) | 1.90±0.30 | 4 | −0.16 | 240 |
Resistance ratio = LC50 of field and unselected (UNSEL) population÷LC50 of Lab-PK.
Decline in resistance = Log10 (initial LC50–final LC50)÷number of generation the population of unexposed to toxicant.
The number of larvae exposed to toxins in bioassays including controls.
Generations.