My thesis is devoted to the resistance of pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus, son. Brassicogethes aeneus Fabricius, 1775) to pesticides in selected localities in southern Moravia. Collecting adults was performed in the spring of 2013 by tapped into polyethylene bags. Adults are collected from the stands of oilseed rape, mustard and poppy. Tests were performed on the basis of the methodology of Insecticide Resistance Action Committee number 011, 021, 025. In total, we tested the pollen population from 18 locations. For testing, we used the following chemical substances: Biscaya 240 OD, cypermethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, tau-fluvalinate, etofenprox, chlorpyrifos(ethyl). We evaluated 100% of the registered dose of pesticides after 24 hours. From the results of the individual populations, we found large differences in resistance to chemicals.

This thesis was compiled during the solution of the project MA NAZV QJ1230077 and it is focuses on monitoring of pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus, Fab., 1775) populations resistence to selected insecticides, in particular lambda-cyhalotrin, cypermetrin, tau-fluvalinate, Biscaya 240 OD and chlorpyrifos-ethyl in South Moravia. Beetles were collected during the spring 2016. Their sensitivity to these insecticides active ingredients was tested in laboratory. Various concentrations of active substances and beetles´ mortality after 24 hours was evaluated according to methodology IRAC (adult-vial-test met. 11, 21, 25, www.irac-online.org). Beetles´ sensitivity depends on the dose of the active substance and the location where the beetles were taken from.