New methods for the detection of insecticide resistant Myzus persicae in the U.K. suction trap network

Authors: Anstead, James A.; Williamson, Martin S.; Denholm, Ian

Source: Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 10, Number 3, August 2008 , pp. 291-295(5)

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Abstract:

1 Myzus persicae is a highly polyphagous pest of U.K. agriculture. It presents particular control difficulties because it has developed resistance to several insecticide classes.

2 For almost 20 years, M. persicae collected in the U.K. suction trap network have been analysed for insecticide resistance and the data disseminated to growers via a resistance bulletin. These data are generated by the biochemical analysis of individuals for two major resistance phenotypes: (i) elevated carboxylesterase and (ii) modified acetylcholinesterase (MACE).

3 The development of new polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technologies using fluorescently labelled probes has allowed other resistance mechanisms, such as knockdown resistance to pyrethroids (kdr/super-kdr), to be detected and has greatly increased the speed and accuracy of resistance monitoring. Unfortunately, these newer PCR-based assays are incompatible with the older biochemical assays.

4 The present study describes the development and testing of new compatible methods for detecting elevated carboxylesterases and MACE for use on M. persicae caught in the field or suction traps.

5 These new tests have significant advantages over present methodologies by allowing individual aphids to be tested for three resistance mechanisms quickly and accurately on a single platform.

Keywords: Carboxylesterase; insecticide resistance; MACE; Myzus persicae

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-9563.2008.00388.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Biological Chemistry, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, U.K.

Publication date: 2008-08-01