Guideline for the evaluation of side-effects of pesticides. Encarsia formosa

This guideline is concerned with the evaluation of the side-effects of pesticides on Encarsia formosa (ENCAFO) in the glasshouse. Encarsia formosa is used for biological or integrated control of greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum (TRIAVA)). Because field-testing is laborious and costly, this guideline includes a sequential testing scheme involving three laboratory tests, which may serve to classify many pesticides as definitely harmless or harmful without having recourse to field tests. In particular, the very stringent residual contact test on adults (the most sensitive stage) allows products to be classed as definitely harmless, since experience has shown that no product so classed by this test is ever harmful in field tests. The direct contact test on pupae (the most insensitive stage) makes it possible to exclude as definitely harmful products which have ≥ 50% effect. Products which are not harmful to pupae in this test could still kill adults after emergence if they are sufficiently persistent. So a 3-day persistence test makes it possible to exclude further products as too persistent. Finally, only products which appeared potentially harmful in the first test, but were harmless to pupae and non-persistent, have to be field tested, by comparison with harmful and harmless reference products, to decide on the final rating.     

Side-effects of 107 pesticides on the whitefly parasitoid Encarsia formosa, studied and evaluated according to EPPO guideline no. 142

The side-effects of plant protection products on beneficial arthropods have been studied by the Netherlands Plant Protection Service since 1974. Laboratory test methods were developed in the context of IOBC/WPRS for Encarsia formosa , a natural enemy of glasshouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum. These methods were elaborated by EPPO into a sequential decision-making scheme and published as an official EPPO guideline in 1989. The scheme includes a residual toxicity test on adults, a direct contact test on pupae, a persistence test on adults, all in the laboratory, and a field test. Following this guideline, the Netherlands Plant Protection Service tested and evaluated 107 pesticides at 307 concentrations over 10 years. Test details and complete test results are reported, including the risk assessments according to the EPPO scheme and according to the IOBC/WPRS conventions. These results are further summarized per type of pesticide, kind of test and risk classification. The efficiency of the scheme in classifying pesticide concentrations for risk to E. formosa is analysed. The scheme was found to be reasonably practical and efficient except for pesticides in the range between safe and hazardous. Suggestions for improvement are given. Also the possible need for changing the original IOBC/WPRS-criterion for harmlessness (effect < 50%) is discussed. No reasons for lowering the criterion to 30% were found. The decision-making scheme fits into the general approach for environmental risk assessment of plant protection products, developed recently by EPPO and the Council of Europe.     

Bioresidual and integrated pest management status of a biorational agent and a novel insecticide against whitefly and its key parasitoids

The effects of continuous exposure of the adult and crawler stages of the whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, and adult of the parasitoids Encarsia formosa and Eretmocerus eremicus to spray deposits of potassium salts of a fatty acid and diafenthiuron applied at recommended rates were evaluated. French bean, Phaseolus vulgaris Prince, plants were sprayed and the adults confined on them using modified 5 cm Petri dishes. Fresh (4 - 5-h-old) deposits of fatty acids resulted in a 10.7% mortality rate of whitefly adults and 8.0 and 10.7% mortality rates of E. formosa and E. eremicus adults respectively, while fresh deposits of diafenthiuron resulted in a 62.7% mortality rate of whitefly adults and 12.0 and 14.7% mortality rates of E. formosa and E. eremicus respectively. The mortality rate (6.9 and 69.7%) of whitefly crawlers was recorded when exposed to 24-h-old deposits of fatty acids and diafenthiuron respectively. The mortality rate declined as the deposits aged. Adult parasitoid emergence from the treated pupae was unaffected. Spray deposits of diafenthiuron were effective against whitefly for up to 2-3 weeks in comparison with fatty acids, which were effective only when sprayed. Both products were harmless to adults as well as pupae of both parasitoids irrespective of the exposure period (age of deposits) tested (IOBC Class 1). These insecticides can be included in integrated pest management strategies against whitefly with the fatty acids used on horticultural crops.     

常用农药对丽蚜小蜂和中华草岭的毒力测定

用14种农药对温室白粉虱的主要天敌丽蚜小蜂和中华草蛉进行了室内毒力测定。结果表明:灭螨猛对丽蚜小蜂成虫和幼虫在寄主体内的发育、羽化,以及中华草蛉各虫态均无影响。供试的有机磷类和拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂对丽蚜小蜂有较高的毒性。中华草蛉对有机磷类杀虫剂敏感。大棚中常用的杀菌剂、杀螨剂和选择性杀蚜剂对丽蚜小蜂和中华草蛉均安全。中华草蛉具有天然的抗拟除虫菊酯的能力。     

Side effects of insecticides used in wheat crop on eggs and pupae of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Chrysoperla externa</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eriopis connexa</Emphasis>

In Brazil, chemical control is one of the main tools to manage insect pests in wheat. However, this kind of management can impair the biological control provided by the predators Chrysoperla externa and Eriopis connexa. The present study evaluated the side effects on C. externa and E. connexa of 15 insecticides registered for wheat. Insecticides were sprayed on eggs and pupae via Potter tower at the maximum recommended dose. We evaluated the viability of eggs and pupae as well as the sub-lethal effects on fecundity and fertility of the adults emerged from treated pupae. The insecticides were classified according to the scale of toxicity proposed by IOBC. Regarding the eggs, the insecticide etofenprox was classified as slightly harmful (class 2) to C. externa. Imidacloprid + beta-cyfluthrin, diflubenzuron WG, thiamethoxam + lambda-cyhalothrin A and B, gamma-cyhalothrin, and etofenprox were also classified as slightly harmful (class 2) to E. connexa, while methomyl was classified as moderately harmful (class 3) for the eggs of the predator. The insecticide imidacloprid + beta-cyfluthrin was considered slightly harmful (class 2) to pupae of C. externa, while imidacloprid + beta-cyfluthrin, thiamethoxam + lambda-cyhalothrin A and B, and lufenuron were classified as slightly harmful (class 2) to the pupae of E. connexa. The insecticides beta-cyfluthrin, diflubenzuron SC, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, thiamethoxam, triflumuron, and zeta-cypermethrin were harmless to eggs and pupae of both predators and should therefore be prioritized in the control of insect pests in wheat, thus preserving the natural biological control provided by C. externa and E. connexa.     

印楝素0.3%乳油的配方优化及田间防效研究

本研究以印楝素为有效成分,松脂基植物油为溶剂,配制了印楝素0.3%乳油。通过对乳化剂、稳定剂等的筛选,优化配方,获得了各项质量控制技术指标合格的印楝素0.3%乳油。田间药效试验结果表明:药后14d,该制剂800倍液对苹果黄蚜的若蚜、成蚜有较好的防治效果,而对苹果黄蚜的天敌瓢虫的成虫、卵、幼虫、蛹以及其他有益生物无害。     

Effects of organic‐farming‐compatible insecticides on four aphid natural enemy species

BACKGROUND: The toxicities of pyrethrins + rapeseed oil, pyrethrins + piperonyl butoxide (PBO), potassium salts of fatty acids and linseed oil were assessed in the laboratory on the parasitic wasp Aphidius rhopalosiphi (Destefani‐Perez), the ladybird Adalia bipunctata (L.), the rove beetle Aleochara bilineata (Gyll.) and the carabid beetle Bembidion lampros (Herbst.). The methods selected were residual contact toxicity tests on inert and natural substrates. RESULTS: Both the pyrethrin products led to 100% mortality in the adult parasitic wasps and ladybird larvae on glass plates and plants. The pyrethrins + PBO formulation was toxic for B. lampros on sand and natural soil, but the pyrethrins + rapeseed oil formulation was harmless for this species. Insecticidal soaps were harmless for all these beneficial species. None of the tested products significantly affected the parasitism of the onion fly pupae by A. bilineata. CONCLUSION: The results indicated the potentially high toxicity of natural pyrethrins for beneficial arthropods. Although this toxicity needs to be confirmed in field conditions, the toxicity levels obtained in the laboratory were similar to or higher than those of several synthetic insecticides known to be toxic in the field. Insecticidal soaps could be considered as an alternative for aphid control in organic farming in terms of selectivity. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Screening for resistance to canker (Leptosphaeria maculans) in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus ssp. oleifera)

A test involving infection of seedlings in a glasshouse was evaluated for potential use in screening breeding material by comparing the results with those of field tests. The two tests correlated well for some resistant selections, particularly those closely related to Jet Neuf, and for very susceptible selections. However, two small groups of selections were resistant in the field but consistently susceptible in the glasshouse. Inoculation of mature plants in the glasshouse resulted in similar discrepancies and therefore gave no advantage over the seedling test. These discrepancies limit the usefulness of glasshouse techniques for routine resistance screening. A very high correlation was found overall between internal and external canker symptoms of the crown in nine field trials. Significant differences were found, however, between selections and cultivars in the relative severity of these two symptoms. Upper stem canker and crown canker were found to be very poorly correlated for individual plants, but highly correlated for eultivar means. The significance of these observations is discussed with respect to scoring canker in the field.     

菜粉蝶绒茧蜂田间种群消长动态及农药对其毒性

自１９９５－１９９７年在杭州市郊对菜粉蝶绒茧蜂的田间种群消长动态进行了调查,并在内测定了７类１１种常用杀虫剂对该蜂的毒性。结果表明,该蜂在５－７月份的寄生率较高,８－９月份较低,晚秋后又有回升,年度之间有一定差异。     

Evaluation of selective toxicity of five pesticides against Plutella xylostella (Lep: Plutellidae) and their side-effects against Cotesia plutellae (Hym: Braconidae) and Oomyzus sokolowskii (Hym: Eulophidae)

The toxicities of five pesticides commonly used in vegetable fields to the larvae of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L) and its two major parasitoids, Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov) and Oomyzus sokolowskii (Kurdjumov), were evaluated in the laboratory using several bioassays. When tested at the rates recommended for field application by the manufacturer, fipronil, avermectin and chlorfluazuron produced over 95% mortality on third-instar larvae of P xylostella, but fenvalerate and methomyl did not produce any substantial mortality to such larvae, and over 70% of P xylostella larvae could still pupate normally after feeding on cabbage leaf treated with the two pesticides. In a residual contact assay with adult parasitoids, fipronil and methomyl caused over 93% mortality within 24 h; fenvalerate killed approximately 55% of the adults within 24 h; avermectin and chlorfluazuron showed differential toxicity to the two parasitoids. Avermectin was extremely harmful to O sokolowskii but slightly toxic to C plutellae, while chlorfluazuron was more toxic to C plutellae than to O sokolowskii. In the residue assay with cocoons of C plutellae and pupae of O sokolowskii developed within P xylostella pupae, treatments with pesticides did not reduce adult emergence. However, the mortality of C plutellae adults emerged from the fipronil-treated cocoons increased greatly within 24 h post-emergence; adults from the fenvalerate-treated cocoons parasitized less host larvae. Treatments with fenvalerate and methomyl significantly increased the mortality of O sokolowskii adults within 24 h post-emergence. Recommendations of choosing pesticides for the control of P xylostella are given.     

Method for honeybee brood feeding tests with insect growth-regulating insecticides

A method is proposed for testing the side-effects of plant protection products on honeybee brood, particularly aimed at products with insect growth-regulating properties. It is intended to complement the EPPO guideline on test methods for evaluating the side-effects of plant protection products on honeybees and to be used in the framework of the EPPO/CoE decision-making scheme on environmental risk assessment.     

Establishment of the baseline sensitivity and monitoring response of Papaver rhoeas populations to florasulam

In accordance with the EPPO guideline for the efficacy evaluation of plant protection products, resistance risk analysis PP 1/213(1), a method was established to determine the baseline sensitivity of key weed species to florasulam, a new triazolopyrimidine sulfonanilide herbicide for post-emergence control of dicotyledonous weeds in cereals. The aim of the baseline monitoring project was to understand the natural variation in response to florasulam of diverse populations of Papaver rhoeas at the time of product launch. The method entailed seed collection from representative agricultural areas throughout Europe. The seed was subjected to glasshouse tests where dose-response studies were conducted and ED80 values generated. This enabled a sensitivity index to be calculated for each country, giving an indication of the variation in P rhoeas response to florasulam in the populations tested.     

Effects of active substances of plant protection products on biological control agents used in glasshouses

Tables are presented classifying over 80 active substances for their harmfulness to natural enemies in protected cultivation, particularly parasitic hymenoptera, predatory mites and predatory insects. The categories used are: harmful, harmful under certain circumstances, not harmful. Results are given for different application methods in some cases. The duration of after-effects is given for Encarsia formosa, Phytoseiulus persimilis and Neoseiulus cucumeris.     

几种生物农药对平腹小蜂的毒性

荔枝蝽（Ｔｅｓｓａｒａｔｏｍａ　ｐａｐｉｌｌｏｓａ）是荔枝和龙眼最重要的害虫之一，平腹小蜂（Ａｎａｓｔａｔｕｓ　ｊａｐｏｎｉｃｕｓ） 能大量寄生荔枝蝽卵，对荔枝蝽起着很好的控制作用。但由于荔枝和龙眼需经常使用农药防治病虫害以保证荔枝和龙眼的高产高质，为使化防和生防统一协调，本文就几种果园常用的生物农药对平腹小蜂的毒性进行了研究。１ 材料与方法１．１平腹小蜂：用柞蚕卵繁殖，由广东省昆虫研究所提供。１．２试验农药：１０种生物性农药，其中尽种是Ｂ．ｔ类杀虫剂，１种是病毒，５种是植物性杀虫剂。它们依次是高…     

甜菜夜蛾的抗寒力研究

抗寒力的强弱决定了甜菜夜蛾的分布范围及越冬存活情况,并直接影响下一代的种群数量.通过测定甜菜夜蛾三个地理种群(河北隆尧、湖南衡阳和江苏南京)的过冷却点和结冰点及田间埋蛹越冬试验,以明确甜菜夜蛾的抗寒能力.研究结果表明,在各虫态中甜菜夜蛾蛹的过冷却点最低(-16.61～-15.18 ℃),其次为成虫、卵和幼虫.蛹的过冷却现象也最明显,因而蛹是其最适宜越冬的虫态.三个地理种群中,以湖南衡阳的抗寒能力最强,其次为河北隆尧和江苏南京.在2001和2002连续两年的田间埋蛹越冬试验表明,甜菜夜蛾的越冬死亡率均为100%.分析南京多年的冬季气温,表明某些年份甜菜夜蛾不大可能在南京越冬.因此甜菜夜蛾的常年越冬区范围应在南京以南的区域.     

The potential of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum and other biological control organisms for suppressing fusarium wilt of banana

The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of nonpathogenic F. oxysporum and Trichoderma isolates from suppressive soils in South Africa to suppress fusarium wilt of banana in the glasshouse. Several biological control agents and commercial biological control products were included in the study. The isolates were first screened in vitro on potato dextrose agar. In glasshouse evaluations, the fungal and bacterial isolates were established on banana roots before they were replanted in pathogen-infested soil, while the commercial biocontrol agents were applied as directed by the supplier. Banana plantlets were evaluated for disease development after 7 weeks. In vitro tests showed none of the nonpathogenic isolates suppressed Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense ( Foc ), while slight suppression was observed with the two Trichoderma isolates. Results of the glasshouse evaluations revealed that two of the nonpathogenic F. oxysporum isolates, CAV 255 and CAV 241, reduced fusarium wilt incidence by 87·4 and 75·0%, respectively. The known biological control agent Fo47 did not suppress Foc significantly. Pseudomonas fluorescens strain WCS 417, known for its ability to suppress other fusarium wilt diseases (WCS 417), reduced disease incidence by 87·4%. These isolates should be further evaluated for potential application in the field, independently and in combination.     

螺虫乙酯对丽蚜小蜂寄生能力的亚致死效应

为了明确螺虫乙酯大量使用后残留剂量对丽蚜小蜂寄生能力的亚致死效应,本研究在测定螺虫乙酯对丽蚜小蜂室内毒力的基础上,研究了不同浓度螺虫乙酯对丽蚜小蜂寄生功能反应的影响。结果表明LC₁₀、LC₃₀和LC₅₀的螺虫乙酯均可降低丽蚜小蜂对烟粉虱若虫的瞬时攻击率。经LC₅₀的螺虫乙酯处理后的丽蚜小蜂对烟粉虱若虫的处理时间延长,达0.13 d,寄生上限降低,寄生效能被抑制。经LC₁₀的螺虫乙酯处理后的丽蚜小蜂对烟粉虱若虫的处理时间缩短,仅0.04 d,寄生上限提高,寄生效能被促进,但其平均寿命仅13.07 d;当烟粉虱若虫密度较高时,LC₁₀的螺虫乙酯处理后的丽蚜小蜂对烟粉虱若虫的搜寻效应提高。LC₅₀的螺虫乙酯可抑制丽蚜小蜂的寄生能力,而LC₁₀的螺虫乙酯可刺激丽蚜小蜂,提升寄生效能,但缩短了成虫寿命。田间使用螺虫乙酯防治烟粉虱时,应注意其残留量对丽蚜小蜂寄生能力的亚致死效应。     

Influence of particle size and type of formulation on phytotoxicity and persistence of atrazine

The initial and residual activities of wettable powder formulations of atrazine comprising different particle sizes were investigated in field and glasshouse experiments. A flowable formulation was also compared with these. Oats were used as the test species for the glasshouse studies while in field trials effects on control of broadleaf weeds in maize were studied. No marked differences were noted in the activity of wettable powders of different particle sizes in the glasshouse as pre-emergence applications. As a post-emergence treatment the fine particle size was more phytotoxic than the coarse material, especially when a wetting agent was added to the spray solution. In the field trials, no appreciable differences in weed control or crop tolerance could be established regardless of the time or rate of application. The flowable formulation was less active than the wettable powders in some glasshouse experiments but no such trend was apparent in field trials. Bioassays showed that the residual activity of the flowable formulation was lower than wettable powder formulations in both glasshouse and field studies but no consistent differences were noted in the persistence of the three forms of wettable powders.     

Effect of seven new orchard pesticides on Galendromus occidentalis in laboratory studies

BACKGROUND: Biological control of phytophagous mites in orchards requires that pesticides used to manage other arthropod pests or diseases are harmless to predacious mites, as these are essential to keep phytophagous mites at non‐injurious population levels. This study evaluates the possible toxic attributes of acetamiprid, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, spirodiclofen, spinosad and methoxyfenoxide currently used in western Canadian orchards. RESULTS: None of these pesticides has any ovicidal properties against Galendromus occidentalis (Nesbitt). Imidacloprid and acetamiprid were highly toxic to the adults and reduced fecundity significantly. Thiamethoxam and spirodiclofen were non‐toxic to adults, but they slightly reduced fecundity. Thiacloprid, spinosad and methoxyfenoxide were harmless to adults and had no effect on fecundity. All compounds showed some repellence at 24 h intervals for 72 h. CONCLUSIONS: Imidacloprid and acetamiprid are incompatible with IPM programs because they are toxic to adults and negatively affect fecundity. Thiamethoxam and spirodiclofen need further field evaluation to determine if they are compatible with IPM programs because they slightly reduced fecundity. Thiacloprid, spinosad and methoxyfenoxide are harmless to adults, but they are slightly repellent. Therefore, with the exception of imidacloprid and acetamiprid, all these compounds should be field tested for compatibility in an IPM program. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri‐Food Canada. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd     

X射线辐照对梨小食心虫成虫寿命和生殖相关参数的影响

为建立基于X射线辐照的害虫不育技术,以梨小食心虫2、5、8日龄的雄蛹为研究对象,利用X射线对其进行0（CK）、67、133和200 Gy剂量的辐照处理,明确其最适辐照蛹龄;并对最适辐照蛹龄的梨小食心虫进行X射线辐照,明确辐照处理对其羽化成虫的繁殖能力、寿命、飞行能力和交配竞争力的影响。结果表明,梨小食心虫最适辐照蛹龄为8日龄;雄蛹经67 Gy与133 Gy辐照剂量处理后,与其羽化后成虫交配后的雌成虫单雌产卵量分别为25.14粒和24.56粒,卵孵化率分别为18.21%和14.61%,寿命分别为16.80 d和15.60 d,均显著低于对照;梨小食心虫雄蛹辐照处理对其羽化成虫与雌成虫的交配次数无显著影响,但辐照处理雄蛹羽化后的雄成虫与雌成虫交配后,雌成虫的日产卵量比对照明显减少,且辐照剂量越高,日产卵量变化幅度越小,产卵期也越短;辐照处理对雄蛹羽化后雄成虫的飞行能力无明显影响,但其与雌成虫的交配竞争指数下降为0.15。