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PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Volume 71, Issue 8, Pages 1106-1112Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3892
Keywords
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Aphis fabae; Rhopalosiphum padi; Solanum tuberosum; non-persistent virus; pest management
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- Enabling Research and Innovation of the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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BACKGROUNDThe objective was to assess the effect of two contact insecticides, lambda-cyhalothrin and flonicamid, and three systemic insecticides, pymetrozine, dimethoate and imidacloprid, on the behavior and potato virus Y (PVY) acquisition of three aphid species, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), Rhopalosiphum padi L. and Aphis fabae (Scopoli). RESULTSAt 1-4 days after application, contact insecticides strongly modified aphid behavior and intoxicated them. Dimethoate sprayed on potato plants did not change the behavior of the three tested aphid species, while imidacloprid slightly reduced the probing behavior of M. euphorbiae and intoxicated several R. padi. The residual effect of the insecticides (10-21 days after application) was almost non-existent. No intoxication was found, and only slight changes in the behavior of R. padi and A. fabae were observed. The acquisition of PVY by R. padi was reduced on lambda-cyhalothrin- and dimethoate-treated plants that were sprayed a few days before the test. CONCLUSIONOne systemic and two contact insecticides were effective at intoxicating aphids and reducing probing behavior soon after application. Some insecticides might sporadically reduce the spread of PVY either by modifying the behavior or reducing PVY acquisition, but their action is likely limited to a short period of time after application. (c) 2014 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada Pest Management Science (c) 2014 Society of Chemical Industry
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