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Development of Dieldrin Resistance in Carrot Fly in England
Author(s) -
Wright D. W.,
Coaker T. H.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1968.tb00450.x
Subject(s) - dieldrin , aldrin , biology , resistance (ecology) , toxicology , insecticide resistance , agronomy , pesticide
SUMMARY Failure to control carrot fly with aldrin and dieldrin was first noticed on carrot crops in East Anglia in 1965, 12 years after these insecticides were first used in England for this purpose. Laboratory tests on adult flies obtained from several sites confirmed that where the expected high level of control was not achieved the carrot fly populations had developed resistance to aldrin, dieldrin and gamma‐BHC .