Crop Protection
SusceptibilityTest Methods
One of the most important factors governing the management of insecticide/acaricide use is the availability of sound baseline data on the susceptibility of the target pest to the toxicant. Currently a wide range of bioassay and biochemical tests are employed but unfortunately the results may not be comparable since they measure different parameters which can lead to difficulties over the interpretation of monitoring data. IRAC has addressed this issue by recommending a standard range of bioassay techniques to monitor for selected pest species of economic importance.
Links To IRAC Susceptibility Test Methods
Validated Test Methods
Test Method No 01 - Myzus persicae
- Test Method No 02 - Psylla spp.
- Test Method No 03 - Panonychus ulmi & Tetranychus spp.- eggs
- Test Method No 04a - Panonychus ulmi & Tetranychus spp.- adults
- Test Method No 04b - Panonychus ulmi adults - adults
- Test Method No 04c - Panonychus ulmi adults - adults
- Test Method No 05 - Nilaparvata lugens & Nephotettix cincticeps - adults
- Test Method No 06 - Beetles damaging stored products
- Test Method No 07 - Leaf eating Lepidoptera and Coleoptera
- Test Method No 08 - Bemisia tabaci - adults
- Test Method No 09 - Leucoptera scitella & Lithocolletis blancaedella - eggs/larvae
- Test Method No 10a - Frankliniella occidentalis - adults
- Test Method No 10b - Frankliniella occidentalis - larvae
- Test Method No 11 - Meligethes aeneus - adults
- Test Method No 12a - Whitefly adult (leaf-dip bioassay) Sept 2007
Click here to download a zip file with all the Test Methods (7MB)
New Methods Being Evaluated
- Test Method 12a - Whitefly adult (leaf-dip bioassay)
- Test Method 12b - Whitefly adult (glass vial bioassay)
- Test Method 13a - Aphid adult and nymph (leaf-dip bioassay)
- Test Method 13b - Aphid adult (topical application)
