Stability, cross-resistance, mechanisms and inheritance of laboratory-selected resistance to chlorfenapyr in Plutella xylostella.
BACKGROUND The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus), a globally destructive pest of cruciferous crops, has developed resistance to numerous insecticides, including chlorfenapyr. To elucidate the resistance characteristics of DBM to chlorfenapyr, a resistant strain was selected from a susceptible strai...