Florida group hears whitefly resistance update

摘要

Because of the potential of the silver leaf whitefly (SLWF) to develop resistance to existing pesticides, University of Florida/IFAS researchers have been monitoring the insects susceptibility of the whitefly to Admire and Platinum. These two popularly used controls are in the neonicotinoid class of systemic insecticides. David J. Schuster of the UF/IFAS, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, reported on the study during the 2007 Tomato Institute, held Sept. 5 in Naples, Fla. The cut leaf petiole method was used to monitor changes in susceptibility from 2000 to 2006.