Malathion Resistance in Some Populations of the Indian Meal Moth Infesting Dried Fruits and Tree Nuts in California13

Abstract
Three of 5 native populations and a laboratory strain of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) were found resistant to malathion. A susceptible population stressed with malathion showed a 110-fold increase in resistance in 5 generations. Reciprocal crosses of malathion-resistant and malathion-susceptible Indian meal moths showed that transport of resistant insects into an area where only susceptible moths are found may cause an increase in resistant moths in that area.

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