Efeitos letais e subletais de inseticidas sobre Tamarixia radiata (Waterston, 1922) (Hymenoptera:Eulophidae) / Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides on Tamarixia radiata (Waterston, 1922) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

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2009

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Tamarixia radiata (Waterston, 1922) is one of the major biological control agents of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, vector of huanglongbing, in Brazil. This parasitoid has been very effective due to the high parasitism rates, high dispersal ability and high establishment and adaptation rates in the field. However, the efficiency of T. radiata may be affected by the indiscriminate use of pesticides to control many other citrus pests and due to the lack of studies that evaluated the total impact of pesticides. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to evaluate the lethal and sublethal effects of some insecticides on T. radiate adults and pupae. Besides mortality, the effect of insecticides on parasitism capacity, longevity, sex ratio and instantaneous rate of increase of T. radiata were also evaluated. The insecticides evaluated were imidacloprid (neonicotinoid), lambda-cyhalothrin (pyrethroid) and abamectin (avermectin) at recommended rates of 96; 7.5 e 3.2 mg of active ingredient per liter of water (ppm) respectivelly, plus 10 e 50% of recommended rates of each insecticide. A residual contact bioassay was used by spraying the insecticide onto orange leaf discs with Potter tower. The effect of abamectin was also evaluated on parental and F1 generations of T. radiata by spraying the insecticide on branches of Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack and on pupae of T. radiata by direct contact bioassay. The highest toxicity to T. radiata adults was observed with imidacloprid (72.7% mortality), followed by lambda-cyhalothrin (19.4%) and abamectin (3.0%). Abamectin promoted the highest reduction in the parasitism capacity (28.8%), followed by imidacloprid (31.3%) and lambdacyhalothrin (40.1%) at recommended rates of each insecticide. The insecticides tested did not affect the sex ratio of the parasitoid. Lambda-cyhalothrin did not affect the longevity of the parasitoid. On the other hand, imidacloprid caused reduction in the longevity. A reduction of 56 and 80% in the emergence of offspring of parental generation was obtained at 50 and 100% of recommended rate of abamectin. However, no effect was observed to the offspring of F1 generation. The longevity of males from the parental generation was reduced in 8.4 days at 50% of the recommended rate of abamectin; however, no significant effect was detected to F1 generation of the parasitoid. There was effect on parasitism capacity of the parental and F1 generations of the parasitoid when abamectin was sprayed on M. paniculata. However, abamectin affected the emergence of offspring from parental and F1 generations of T. radiata, with values varying from 24.4 to 84.2% and 0 to 95.1% respectively. Abamectin affected the sex ratio of both generations. A decrease in the longevity of the parasitoid was observed at 10, 50 and 100% of recommended rate of abamectin to the offspring of parental generation and only at 50% of recommended rate to the offspring of F1 generation. Abamectin did not affect the adult emergence and neither the sex ratio when abamectin was applied on T. radiata pupae. And, abamectin did not affect the instantaneous rate of increase of T. radiata at all concentrations tested.

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insetos vetores - controle. parasitoid citrus diaphorina citri tamarixia radiata. insetos parasitóides inseticidas - toxicidade controle biológico greening (doença de planta) insecticides frutas cítricas

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