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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 105, Issue 1, Pages 67-71Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1603/EC11251
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guttation; imidacloprid; ELISA; melon
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ELISA techniques were used to detect imidacloprid in guttation fluid of young cantaloupe plants in Arizona. Imidacloprid was detected at up to 4.1 mu g/ml (ppm) in a coincidental guttation collection 3 d after a top label rate soil application and at 37 mu g/ml one d after a separate top label rate soil application study. These imidacloprid titers exceed reported median oral toxicities for several insect species by factors of 10 or more. Pesticides in guttation fluid are a relatively unexplored route of exposure for both pest and beneficial insects, and could represent an important risk for both of these groups in guttation-prone environments.
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