Efficacy of Insecticides against the Invasive Apricot Aphid, Myzus mumecola
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Aphid collection
2.2. Species Identification by Molecular Analysis
2.3. Insecticides
2.4. Plant Material and Insecticide Application
2.5. Field Dose Bioassay and Dose-Response Curves
2.6. Colony Development Bioassay
2.7. Field Trial
2.8. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Insect Identification
3.2. Adults’ Mortality Rates at Field Dose
3.3. Dose-Response Curves
3.4. Effects on Colony Development
3.5. Field Efficacy
4. Discussion
4.1. Adult Mortality Rates and Dose-Response Curves
4.2. Colony Development
4.3. Field Efficacy
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Active Ingredient | Trade Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Composition (AI) | Used Field Dose (AI) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acetamiprid | Epik® SL | Sipcam Italia S.p.A. | 50 g/L | 100 mg/L |
Azadirachtin | NeemAzal®-T/S | Biogard, CBC (Europe) S.r.l. | 10 g/L | 30 mg/L |
Deltamethrin | Decis® Evo | Bayer CropScience S.r.l. | 25 g/L | 12.5 mg/L |
Etofenprox | Trebon® Up a | Sipcam Italia S.p.A. | 287.5 g/L | 143.75 mg/L |
Flonicamid | Teppeki® b | Belchim Crop Protection Italia S.p.A. | 500 g/kg | 70 mg/L |
Flupyradifurone | Sivanto® Prime b | Bayer CropScience S.r.l. | 200 g/L | 150 mg/L |
Pirimicarb | Pirimor® 50 | ADAM Italia S.r.l. | 500 g/kg | 375 mg/L |
Pyrethrins | Biopiren Plus® | Biogard, CBC (Europe) S.r.l. | 18.61 g/L | 29.776 mg/L |
Spinosad | LaserTM a | Corteva Agriscience Italia S.r.l. | 480 g/L | 144 mg/L |
Spirotetramat | Movento 48 SC | Bayer CropScience S.r.l. | 48 g/L | 120 mg/L |
Sulfoxaflor | CloserTM | Corteva Agriscience Italia S.r.l. | 120 g/L | 36 mg/L |
Tau-fluvalinate | Mavrik® Smart | ADAMA Italia S.r.l. | 240 g/L | 288 mg/L |
Active Ingredient | LC50 α (mg/L) | CI 95% β (mg/L) | Slope (±SE) | df γ | χ2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acetamiprid | 0.15 | 0.10–0.21 ab | 1.82 (±0.60) | 19 | 47.73 |
Deltamethrin | 3.97 | 1.13–6.82 cd | 0.75 (±0.14) | 19 | 58.80 |
Etofenprox | 0.70 | 0.19–1.22 bc | 0.53 (±0.09) | 19 | 77.00 |
Flupyradifurone | 0.08 | 0.05–0.10 a | 1.42 (±0.43) | 19 | 51.23 |
Pirimicarb | 2.64 | 1.65–3.62 d | 2.07 (±0.35) | 19 | 70.33 |
Sulfoxaflor | 1.89 | 0.83–2.95 cd | 0.78 (±0.16) | 19 | 79.33 |
Tau-fluvalinate | 6.79 | 1.58–12.01 d | 0.56 (±0.10) | 19 | 74.66 |
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Tabet, D.H.; Visentin, E.; Bonadio, M.; Bjeljac, M.; Reyes-Domínguez, Y.; Gallmetzer, A.; Spitaler, U. Efficacy of Insecticides against the Invasive Apricot Aphid, Myzus mumecola. Insects 2023, 14, 746. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14090746
Tabet DH, Visentin E, Bonadio M, Bjeljac M, Reyes-Domínguez Y, Gallmetzer A, Spitaler U. Efficacy of Insecticides against the Invasive Apricot Aphid, Myzus mumecola. Insects. 2023; 14(9):746. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14090746
Chicago/Turabian StyleTabet, Dania H., Edoardo Visentin, Martina Bonadio, Marko Bjeljac, Yazmid Reyes-Domínguez, Andreas Gallmetzer, and Urban Spitaler. 2023. "Efficacy of Insecticides against the Invasive Apricot Aphid, Myzus mumecola" Insects 14, no. 9: 746. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14090746