Efficacy of abamectin fed to German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae) resistant to pyrethroids.
Ten field-collected strains of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.), with varying levels of pyrethroid resistance were tested for possible cross-resistance to abamectin administered as a bait. The time-mortality method was used for comparison of response with a known susceptible strain in 10-d feeding experiments. Essentially no resistance to abamectin was found. Extensive feeding inhibition occurred after a few days, but the amount of abamectin consumed varied substantially from strain to strain. Abamectin may have considerable potential as a cockroach bait insecticide.
Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg 24061.
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D000818:Animals; D003058:Cockroaches; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011722:Pyrethrins
D007306:Insecticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; C048324:abamectin; D007559:Ivermectin