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- Title
Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides used in the management of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on the predator Cycloneda sanguinea L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).
- Authors
da Silva, Wanderson Rosa; Pereira, Renata Cunha; Mendonça, Laís Viana Paes; Peçanha, Ludimila Simões; de Sales Abreu, Letícia Moamad; Abib, Pedro Henrique Nogueira; Samuels, Richard Ian; Picanço, Marcelo Coutinho; Silva, Gerson Adriano
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: The application of synthetic insecticides is the main strategy used to reduce the damage caused by the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella in commercial Brassica crops. However, incorrect insecticide use can cause biological and ecological disturbances in agroecosystems. Cycloneda sanguinea is a generalist voracious predator and is distributed widely in cultivated and noncultivated ecosystems. This study investigated the efficiency of four insecticides for the control of P. xylostella and the lethal and sublethal effects of these insecticides on C. sanguinea. RESULTS: Spinosad (92% mortality) and chlorfenapyr (76% mortality) were highly toxic to P. xylostela. However, chlorantraniliprole (10% mortality) and methomyl (no mortality) were ineffective against this pest. Chlorantraniliprole was the only insecticide that was highly toxic to C. sanguinea by contact (90% mortality), however, it was nontoxic following the ingestion of chlorantraniliprole‐contaminated aphids. Interestingly, ingestion of prey contaminated with methomyl and chlorfenapyr was highly toxic (100% mortality) to C. sanguinea. Spinosad was nontoxic to C. sanguinea via exposure to contaminated surfaces and following ingestion of contaminated prey. However, direct contact of the insects with both methomyl and spinosad significantly affected C. sanguinea flight activity (vertical flight and free‐fall flight), whereas chlorfenapyr impacted vertical flight only. CONCLUSION: These findings showed that chlorantraniliprole was not only ineffective for the control of P. xylostela, but was also highly toxic to C. sanguinea. The results indicated that spinosad was efficient against P. xylostela and was of low toxicity to C. sanguinea; however, the deleterious effects of this insecticide on flight behavior could result in reduced predatory efficiency. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
- Subjects
SOCIETY of Chemical Industry (Great Britain); DIAMONDBACK moth; PLUTELLIDAE; POISONS; LEPIDOPTERA; CHLORANTRANILIPROLE; INSECTICIDES; BEETLES
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2022, Vol 78, Issue 10, p4397
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.7060