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- Title
The interplay between temperature and an insecticide mixture modulates the stimulatory response of sublethally exposed Myzus persicae.
- Authors
Silva, Ana Paula Nascimento; Carvalho, Geraldo Andrade; Haddi, Khalid
- Abstract
Temperature can interact with chemical pesticides and modulate their toxicity. Sublethal exposure to pesticides is known to trigger hormetic responses in pests. However, the simultaneous effects of temperature and sublethal exposure to single or mixture-based insecticides on the insects' stimulatory responses are not frequently considered in toxicological studies. Here we investigated the combined effects of temperature on the lethal and sublethal responses of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae after exposure to commercial formulations of a neonicotinoid (thiamethoxam) and a pyrethroid (lambda-cyhalothrin) and their mixture. Firstly, the concentration-response curves of the insecticides were determined under four temperatures (15 °C, 20 °C, 25 °C, and 28 °C) by the leaf dipping method. Subsequently, the sublethal concentrations C0, CL1, CL5, CL10, CL15, CL20, and CL30 were selected to assess sublethal effects on aphids' longevity and reproduction under the same temperatures. The results showed that the mixture of thiamethoxam + lambda-cyhalothrin caused greater toxicity to aphids compared to the formulations with each active ingredient alone and that the toxicity was higher at elevated temperatures. Furthermore, the exposure to low concentrations of the mixture (thiamethoxam + lambda-cyhalothrin) and the separated insecticides induced stimulatory responses in the longevity and fecundity of exposed aphid females, but the occurrence of such hormetic responses depended on the insecticide type, its sublethal concentration, and the temperature as well as their interactions.
- Subjects
GREEN peach aphid; PYRETHROIDS; NEONICOTINOIDS; TEMPERATURE effect; THIAMETHOXAM; APHIDS; INSECTICIDES
- Publication
Ecotoxicology, 2024, Vol 33, Issue 7, p818
- ISSN
0963-9292
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10646-024-02780-w