DIAMONDBACK MOTH

We are currently providing better regional documentation of insecticide resistance based on rapid, field-specific resistance monitoring methods to support short-term pest control decisions and regionally based insecticide resistance management (IRM). We are also coordinating with the Cooperative Extension Service for the insecticide resistance monitoring to not only warn growers of resistance levels in their specific fields, but also to increase the understanding of how regional DBM resistance outbreaks occur in vegetable crop systems in the South Eastern U.S... In recent years, there has been severe outbreaks of insecticide-resistant diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, in Cole crops, such as cabbage, In recent years, there has been severe outbreaks of insecticide-resistant diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, in Cole crops, such as cabbage, collards, leafy greens, broccoli and cauliflower, in the South Eastern United States. The basis of DBM insecticide resistance is..