Assessing the potential for insecticide cross‐resistance to a novel insecticide in the Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata ) using phenotypic and transcript expression analysis
Emma E. Terris, Benjamin Z. Bradford, Faith Kulzer, Justin Clements, Kurt H. Lamour, Sean D. Schoville, Russell L. Groves · 2026
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Emma E. Terris and co-authors test, in a 2026 study, whether Colorado potato beetles resistant to a common insecticide might also resist a newly registered one, a problem called cross-resistance. Beetle populations from across the United States were exposed to both chemicals, and activity of detoxification genes was measured for links to survival.
Several populations resisted the older neonicotinoid, while all stayed more sensitive to the new product. Responses to the two chemicals still correlated, signaling early cross-resistance. Detox gene activity rose only after the older chemical, with patterns too inconsistent to explain the link. Growers get a warning to rotate products and monitor this pest before resistance hardens.
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| CREATOR | Emma E. Terris, Benjamin Z. Bradford, Faith Kulzer, Justin Clements, Kurt H. Lamour, Sean D. Schoville, Russell L. Groves |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43129 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |