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Comparative selectivity of pesticides used in greenhouses, on the aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

TitleComparative selectivity of pesticides used in greenhouses, on the aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Publication TypeJournal Papers
Year of Publication2016
Authors Garantonakis N., Varikou K. & Birouraki A.
JournalBiocontrol Science and Technology
Volume26
Pagination678-690
ISSN
URLhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09583157.2016.1146658
DOI10.1080/09583157.2016.1146658
Citation Key
KeywordsPesticide,aphid,parasitoid,toxicity,selectivity,mummy
AbstractA series of bioassays were conducted under laboratory conditions to determine the relative toxicities of various pesticides (acetamiprid, cypermethrin, chlorantraniliprole and emamectin benzoate, Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki and Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus, copper oxychloride, iprodione, mandipropamid, a mixture of propamocarb + fluopicolide and mixture of fludioxonil + cyprodinil) on Aphidius colemani adults and mummies, as well as sublethal effects on female fecundity. Cypermethrin was highly toxic to pupa of A. colemani within host mummies. Acetamiprid, cypermethrin, emamectin benzoate, a mixture of propamocarb + fluopicolide and mixture of fludioxonil + cyprodinil were also highly toxic to A. colemani adults (92–100% mortality at 48 h post treatment). Mandipropamid, iprodione and copper oxycloride treatments significantly reduced fecundity of the female parasitoids. In contrast B. thuringiensis var. kurstaki, H. armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus and chlorantraniliprole were harmless (<30% mortality) to the parasitoid species tested according to International Organisation for Biological Control toxicity classification and are likely to be compatible with integrated pest management programmes.
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