Team Leader: Jonathan Henen, Makhteshim Agan
The Sucking Pest WG was formed in 2008 to address the urgent need to develop and dissemination IRM strategies for some of the major pests of global importance. It was recognised that this is a broad remit, but by focusing on specific areas the team believes it can initially deliver strategies for key pests such as whiteflies, aphids and thrips, before moving on to consider other groups. The WG was combined with the Neonicotinoid WG in 2009 as there was significant overlap between the teams.
Aphid monitoring surveys in peach orchards conducted by Syngenta Crop Protection and Bayer CropScience have revealed that some populations of the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) in Southern France and Northern Spain have developed high levels of resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides.
For further details and recommendations on resistance management in the affected areas please refer to the recent IRAC eConnection article published on the website
