Table 1.
Top 20 resistant arthropods in agricultural and urban ecosystems [7] (permitted kindly by Drs. Mark Whalon and David Mota-Sanchez).
| Rank | Common Name | Scientific Name | Number * | Ecosystem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two-spotted spider mite | Tetranychus urticae | 94 | Agricultural |
| 2 | Diamondback moth | Plutella xylostella | 92 | Agricultural |
| 3 | Green peach aphid | Myzus persicae | 76 | Agricultural |
| 4 | House fly | Musca domestica | 62 | Urban |
| 5 | Colorado potato beetle | Leptinotarsa decemlineata | 55 | Agricultural |
| 5 | Sweetpotato whitefly | Bemisia tabaci | 55 | Agricultural |
| 7 | Southern cattle tick | Rhipicephalus microplus | 50 | Agricultural |
| 8 | Cotton aphid | Aphis gossypii | 49 | Agricultural |
| 9 | Corn bollworm | Helicoverpa armigera | 48 | Agricultural |
| 9 | European red mite | Panonychus ulmi | 48 | Agricultural |
| 11 | German cockroach | Blattella germanica | 42 | Urban |
| 12 | Southern house mosquito | Culex quinquefasciatus | 40 | Urban |
| 13 | Beet armyworm | Spodoptera exigua | 38 | Agricultural |
| 13 | Oriental leafworm moth | Spodoptera litura | 38 | Agricultural |
| 15 | House mosquito | Culex pipiens pipiens | 36 | Urban |
| 16 | Yellow fever mosquito | Aedes aegypti | 35 | Urban |
| 16 | Tobacco budworm | Heliothis virescens | 35 | Agricultural |
| 18 | Hop aphid | Phorodon humuli | 34 | Agricultural |
| 19 | Red flour beetle | Tribolium castaneum | 33 | Urban |
| 20 | African cotton leafworm | Spodopotera littoralis | 30 | Agricultural |
* Number of active ingredients to which the pest has exhibited documented resistance.