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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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