Lepidoptera Team

The Lepidoptera WG was formed in 2010 and incorporates the previous Codling Moth and Diamide Working Groups. As with the Sucking Pest and Coleoptera teams, it is recognised that the WG will have a broad remit given the potential range of crops and pests but again, by focussing on specific areas, it is planned to deliver appropriate IRM strategies.

Lepidoptera Team Objectives

• Maintain currency of the global IRM guidelines based on new experiences and new active ingredients
• Re focus support  of country IRAC Lepidoptera working groups to reach higher IRM levels
• Hasten company participation and compliance within country Lepidoptera working groups to communicate MoA, implement IRM strategies, and align IRM label language
• Create baseline insect susceptibility data for future data comparisons
• Influence registration/ government authorities
• Educational programs

Latest News

• 18 Apr '17

  Just published: IRAC video explaining the importance of Mode of Action

  Tags: Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Mode of Action, Outreach, Sucking Pests, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, South Africa, Spain, US

  A video from CropLife International and the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) that explains the importance of mode of action as the basis for effective and sustainable resistance management to preserve the utility and diversity of available insecticides and acaricides.

• 06 Mar '17

  IRAC IRM Video now available in 6 languages plus English

  Tags: Coleoptera, Crop Protection, Executive, Lepidoptera, Outreach, Steering, Sucking Pests, Argentina, Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Spain

  The English version of the IRAC Insecticide Resistance Management Video has proved so popular that we have now translated the video into 6 other languages. These are Chinese Mandarin, Japanese and Latin American Spanish and Portuguese, French and Hindi.