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3 July 2018 Reduced Susceptibility of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) to Commonly Applied Insecticides
Sharon A. Andreason, Nilima Prabhaker, Steven J. Castle, Fatemeh Ganjisaffar, David R. Haviland, Beth Stone-Smith, Thomas M. Perring
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Pest management for the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis Germar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in Kern County, California relies on the application of insecticides. These treatments have contributed to low H. vitripennis field counts since applications were initiated in 2001. However, densities have been high in recent years despite continued management, prompting efforts to evaluate the susceptibility of current populations to insecticides. H. vitripennis adults were subjected to bioassays with five commonly applied insecticides, and the results were compared to baseline toxicities determined in 2002. Two neonicotinoids, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, were evaluated using systemic uptake bioassays. Contact toxicities of the neonicotinoid acetamiprid and pyrethroids bifenthrin and fenpropathrin were estimated using leaf dip bioassays. Dose-mortality responses were analyzed by probit analysis. For each compound, there was no significant difference in annual LC50 values determined over 2 yr. Compared to baseline toxicities, acetamiprid and bifenthrin were found to be significantly less toxic to H. vitripennis.The LC50 values of these two compounds increased sevenfold and 152-fold, respectively. Tests with the neonicotinoids revealed a trend of decreasing susceptibility levels within each season followed by reversion back to early season LC50 estimates in the following year. In addition, data showed seasonal and site variation in susceptibility to imidacloprid, possibly due to differential applications in nearby fields.

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Sharon A. Andreason, Nilima Prabhaker, Steven J. Castle, Fatemeh Ganjisaffar, David R. Haviland, Beth Stone-Smith, and Thomas M. Perring "Reduced Susceptibility of Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) to Commonly Applied Insecticides," Journal of Economic Entomology 111(5), 2340-2348, (3 July 2018). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy192
Received: 16 March 2018; Accepted: 14 June 2018; Published: 3 July 2018
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KEYWORDS
bioassay
glassy-winged sharpshooter
neonicotinoid
pyrethroid
resistance
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