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Effect of Selected Insecticides on Natural Enemies in Cotton: Laboratory Studies

John R. Ruberson and P. Glynn Tillman


 
ABSTRACT

We evaluated the toxicity of several insecticides (Karate, Tracer, Steward, S-1812) to selected key natural enemies (green lacewing, Chrysoperla rufilabris; big-eyed bug, Geocoris punctipes; insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus; Trichogramma pretiosum; Cotesia marginiventris) in residual assays. Chrysoperla rufilabris was affected very little by any of the insecticides evaluated. Karate and Tracer were generally more toxic to the natural enemies than were the other compounds, although the degree of this difference was quite variable. Steward and S-1812 exhibited good to excellent selectivity to natural enemies, although S-1812 had some toxic effects on Trichogramma pretiosum and Orius insidiosus. Tracer exhibited marginal to good selectivity, but was quite toxic to Trichogramma pretiosum and moderately toxic to Cotesia marginiventris. Tracer is currently a valuable IPM tool because of its selectivity, but does have some toxic effects on parasitoids, at least at the rate tested here. Steward and S-1812 also hold considerable promise as IPM tools as they exhibit good levels of selectivity.



Reprinted from Proceedings of the 1999 Beltwide Cotton Conferences pp. 1210 - 1213
©National Cotton Council, Memphis TN

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