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24 1: Pyrethroids<br />
equivalent) alcohol ester with an a-cyano substituent<br />
(e.g., deltamethrin) with an RF <strong>of</strong> 560. The<br />
RF <strong>of</strong> 91 for NRDC 157 (59) (deltamethrin analog<br />
lacking the a-cyano group) is significantly<br />
smaller, <strong>and</strong> indeed surprisingly the LD 50 values<br />
against super-kdr flies are similar for the two<br />
compounds. This indicates that the additional<br />
target-site binding, <strong>and</strong> hence increased insecticidal<br />
activity, in susceptible flies gained by introducing<br />
an a-cyano group into NRDC 157 has<br />
been lost in super-kdr flies. The lowest RFs are<br />
observed for pyrethroids with alcohols containing<br />
a single ring <strong>and</strong> no a substituent, an example<br />
being tefluthrin with RF < 4.<br />
In H. armigera, there has been some controversy<br />
regarding the resistance mechanism. Though it is<br />
accepted that the major mechanism is due to<br />
increased metabolism, it is unclear whether MFOs<br />
or esterases prevail. The highest RFs were shown<br />
by ester pyrethroids containing a phenoxybenzyl<br />
alcohol moiety in combination with an aromatic<br />
acid. The lowest RFs were with pyrethroids containing<br />
simple alcohol moieties as in bioallethrin.<br />
Resistance-breaking pyrethroids (RF < 1) were also<br />
identified e.g., those containing a methylenedioxyphenyl<br />
moiety as in Scott’s Py III (60) <strong>and</strong><br />
Cheminova 1 (61).<br />
This approach clearly has potential to prolong<br />
the usefulness <strong>of</strong> pyrethroids as a class <strong>of</strong> insecticides.<br />
However, the agrochemical industries are unlikely<br />
to develop new pyrethroids purely for a role<br />
in ‘‘breaking’’ resistance to established compounds<br />
due to commercial considerations.<br />
Despite the detection <strong>of</strong> resistance to pyrethroids<br />
soon after their introduction over 30 years ago,<br />
it has proved possible to manage it in many field<br />
situations. Therefore it is likely that pyrethroids<br />
will continue to be a useful tool for the foreseeable<br />
future.<br />
Acknowledgments<br />
We thank Dr Richard Bromilow for assistance in<br />
preparing this manuscript. Rothamsted Research<br />
receives grant-aided support from the Biotechnology<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Biological</strong> Sciences Research Council, UK.<br />
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