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1 April 2004 Toxicity of Imidacloprid-Treated Spheres to Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Its Parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Laboratory
Oscar E. Liburd, Timothy C. Holler, Amy L. Moses
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No-choice cage tests were used to study the toxicity of imidacloprid-treated spheres to Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), and its associated parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead), in the laboratory. Three imidacloprid sphere treatments (2, 4, and 8% active ingredient [AI] Provado 1.6 F) and an untreated control sphere (no toxicant) were evaluated against A. suspensa. Throughout the observation period (2–72 h), all concentrations of imidacloprid-treated spheres killed significantly more A. suspensa compared with control spheres. After 4 h of exposure to imidacloprid-treated spheres, significantly more A. suspensa were killed on spheres treated with 8% compared with 2% (AI). At 48 and 72 h, there were no significant differences in the mean number of A. suspensa killed at 2, 4, and 8% (AI), potentially indicating that a period of 24 h was sufficient for flies to ingest a lethal dose of the pesticide. Overall, significantly more A. suspensa males were killed after 72 h of exposure to imidacloprid-treated spheres compared with females. For D. longicaudata, only two imidacloprid sphere treatments, 2 and 4% (AI), and an untreated sphere (control) were evaluated for mortality in cage tests. There were no significant differences in mortality of D. longicaudata between the 2 and 4% (AI) imidacloprid-treated spheres. Both rates killed significantly more D. longicaudata compared with the control. However, after 24, 48, and 72 h of exposure to imidacloprid-treated spheres, significantly more D. longicaudata were killed in cages containing 4% compared with 2% (AI) and untreated control spheres. The study demonstrates the potential use of imidacloprid-treated spheres for control of A. suspensa in areas where it may be difficult to apply broad-spectrum insecticides.

Oscar E. Liburd, Timothy C. Holler, and Amy L. Moses "Toxicity of Imidacloprid-Treated Spheres to Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Its Parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Laboratory," Journal of Economic Entomology 97(2), 525-529, (1 April 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-97.2.525
Received: 13 May 2003; Accepted: 1 November 2003; Published: 1 April 2004
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KEYWORDS
Caribbean fruit fly
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata
imidacloprid-treated spheres
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