Environmental pollution, ill-efects on human health, insecticide resistance development and insect pest resurgence are some serious problems that may arise due to excessive chemical spraying for pest control. Despite of heavy aerial and surface insecticide spraying, incomplete control of Ommatissus lybicus de Bergevin 1930 (Homoptera: Tropiduchidae) is reported in Oman every year, which requires investigation of insecticides resistance in pest. Fifteen populations of O. lybicus, collected from diverse vicinities were exposed along with a deltamethrin-selected (DEL-SEL) and lab-susceptible (LAB-SUS) strain to deltamethrin and fenitrothion insecticides in bioassay tests for estimation of their resistance status. All the feld populations of O. lybicus, exhibited minor (RR= 3–5-folds) to low (RR= 5–10-folds) levels of resistance to deltamethrin, however, two out ffteen populations collected from Al-Hajir and Sint were found susceptible against fenitrothion (RR< 3-folds). Enzyme assays were conducted to detect the activities of cytochrome p-450-reductase (CPR), glutathione s-transferase (GST) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the feld collected, DEL-SEL and LAB-SUS strains of O. lybicus. Results revealed signifcantly increased activities of all enzymes in the feld collected as well as DEL-SEL strains of O. lybicus when compared with LAB-SUS strains.

Environmental pollution, ill-efects on human health, insecticide resistance development and insect pest resurgence are some serious problems that may arise due to excessive chemical spraying for pest control. Despite of heavy aerial and surface insecticide spraying, incomplete control of Ommatissus ...