Research Article

Susceptibility Evaluation of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infesting Maize in Kenya against a Range of Insecticides

Table 2

Commercial insecticides applied against field-collected populations of S. frugiperda.

Commercial insecticideMode of action (IRAC)

AbamectinStimulates the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system
SpinosadnAChR 4 allosteric modulator
IndoxacarbBlocks the sodium channel
ImidaclopridBlocks neurotransmission by postsynaptic antagonism of acetylcholine receptors
DeltamethrinSodium channel modulator
LufenuronInterferes with chitin synthesis polymerization and deposition
Lambda-cyhalothrinSodium channel modulator
PyridabenMitochondrial complex 1 electron transport inhibitor
SpinetoramnAChR 4 allosteric modulator