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Chinese Journal of Biological Control ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 532-541.DOI: 10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2024.01.009

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Effects of Different Lethal Concentrations of Spirotetramat on the Pest Control Ability of Encarsia formosa Gahan

YANG Shaowu1,2, ZHANG Bo1, TIAN Ye1, LU Yuan1, CHEN Guohua1, teshuzifu1   

  1. 1. National Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources in Yunnan/College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China;
    2. Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center/College of Agriculture and Bioscience, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, China
  • Received:2023-01-03 Published:2024-06-07
  • Contact: 云南省基础研究专项面上项目(202201AT070269);国家自然科学基金(31760541);云南省中青年学术技术带头人后备人才项目(202105AC160071);“云南省高层次人才培养支持计划”青年拔尖人才项目(YNWRQNBJ2020291)
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    10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2024.01.009

Abstract: The sublethal effect of insecticides on Encarsia formosa Gahan is one of the main reasons affecting its parasitic ability. The aim of this study was to determine the sublethal effect of spirotetramat on the pest control ability of E. formosa. Population dynamics of E. formosa and parasitic ability of adults were observed and recorded in greenhouse cages with treatments of different lethal concentrations of spirotetramat to E. formosa using residue film method. After exposure to spirotetramat at LC50, the density of E. formosa pupae during vine stage-flowering stage dropped to 20.94 per 100 cm2 leaf, lower than that of the water-treated control. The density of eggs and high-instar nymphs Bemisia tabaci during vine stage-flowering stage reached 161.47 and 46.32 ind. per 100 cm2 leaf, higher than that of the water-treated control. After exposure to spirotetramat at LC10, the density of E. formosa pupaewas only 38.14 per 100 cm2 leaf during vine stage-flowering stage, lower than that of the water-treated control. The parasitic rate of E. formosa on B. tabaci was about 60% on vine stage-flowering stage, significantly lower than that of the water-treated control. The temporal and spatial niche overlap indexes of E.formosa and high-instar nymphs B. tabaci were significantly reduced after exposure to different lethal concentrations of spirotetramat. These results show that pestcontrol potential of E. formosa is significantly inhibited when exposed to spirotetramat.

Key words: Bemisia tabaci, spirotetramat, sublethal effect, parasitic ability

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