Login | Request Account (DAF staff only)

Comparative Efficacy of Insecticides on Bactrocera tryoni and Zeugodacus cucumis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Laboratory and Semifield Trials in Fruiting Vegetables

View Altmetrics

Senior, L. J., Missenden, B. and Wright, C. L. (2017) Comparative Efficacy of Insecticides on Bactrocera tryoni and Zeugodacus cucumis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Laboratory and Semifield Trials in Fruiting Vegetables. Journal of Economic Entomology, 110 (4). pp. 1619-1629.

[img]
Preview
PDF (Comparative Efficacy of Insecticides on Bactrocera tryoni and Zeugodacus cucumis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Laboratory and Semifield Trials in Fruiting Vegetables)
411kB

Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox109

Abstract

In-field management of Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) and Zeugodacus cucumis (French) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in fruiting vegetable crops has relied almost exclusively on organophosphate cover sprays. Laboratory and semifield trials were performed to compare a number of alternative insecticides for efficacy against these species. A novel semifield method was used whereby the insecticides were applied to crops as cover sprays under field conditions, and treated plants bearing fruit were transferred to large cages and exposed to fruit flies. Efficacy was assessed in terms of numbers of pupae developing from treated fruit. A laboratory cage method was also used to assess effects on adult mortality and comparative effects of 1- and 3-d-aged residues. The neonicotinoids clothianidin and thiacloprid were very effective against B. tryoni and Z. cucumis. Clothianidin was the only insecticide other than dimethoate to affect adult mortality. The synthetic pyrethroid alpha-cypermethrin was also very effective, particularly in semifield trials, although higher incidence of aphid and whitefly infestation was observed in this treatment compared to others. Cyantraniliprole was effective against B. tryoni, but less effective against Z. cucumis. Imidacloprid, bifenthrin, spinetoram, and abamectin were all relatively less effective, although all demonstrated a suppressive effect.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Horticulture and Forestry Science, Biosecurity Queensland
Keywords:Bactrocera tryoni Tephritidae Zeugodacus cucumis insecticide
Subjects:Science > Entomology
Plant pests and diseases
Plant pests and diseases > Economic entomology
Animal culture > Insect culture and beneficial insects
Live Archive:16 May 2017 01:57
Last Modified:15 Dec 2022 23:27

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics