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19 July 2021 Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Proteus, Matrine, and Pyridalyl on Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera:Thripidae)
Mona Kordestani, Kamran Mahdian, Valiollah Baniameri, Aziz Sheikhi Garjan
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The western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) is one of the most harmful pests of crops in greenhouses and fields. Considering the need for studies that introduce new insecticides for control of the WFT, the leaf dip method was carried out to study the acute toxicity of Proteus, matrine, and pyridalyl to adult thrips, and life tables were constructed to assess the impacts of sublethal concentrations (LC25) of these insecticides on the development and reproduction of the F1 generation. Bioassays showed that the toxicity of matrine (LC50: 45.9 µl ml–1) and Proteus (LC50: 54.5 µl ml–1) was higher than pyridalyl (LC50: 176.5 µl ml–1). At LC25 concentration, both Proteus and matrine prolonged the development period and reduced the survival rate of eggs, larval stages, and pupae in the F1 generation. Also, the adults' longevity, oviposition duration, and the cumulative number of eggs laid per female (fecundity) were decreased significantly. Sublethal concentrations of Proteus and matrine inhibited the population growth rate relative to the control based on the predicted number of offspring. The lowest net reproductive rate (R0), intrinsic rate of increase (r), and finite rate of increase (λ) were estimated for Proteus (7.02 offspring/individual, 0. 0838 d–1, and 1. 08 d–1, respectively). In contrast, the WFT F1 generation that resulted from parent adults treated with pyridalyl was neither affected in their developmental time, nor fecundity, or the intrinsic rate of increase. According to our findings, all tested insecticides, especially Proteus, showed good potential for use in integrated pest management strategies against F. occidentalis.

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Mona Kordestani, Kamran Mahdian, Valiollah Baniameri, and Aziz Sheikhi Garjan "Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Proteus, Matrine, and Pyridalyl on Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera:Thripidae)," Environmental Entomology 50(5), 1137-1144, (19 July 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvab071
Received: 20 January 2021; Accepted: 21 June 2021; Published: 19 July 2021
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development
fecundity
life table
the western flower thrips
toxicity
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