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1 December 2004 Evaluation of the Potential Role of Glufosinate-Tolerant Rice in Integrated Pest Management Programs for Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
K. V. Tindall, M. J. Stout, B. J. Williams
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Abstract

The impact of a herbicide-tolerant rice, Oryza sativa L., variety was assessed for its resistance to rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and its place in current integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate the resistance of a glufosinate-tolerant rice variety and its glufosinate-susceptible parent line Bengal to the rice water weevil in the presence and absence of glufosinate applications. The LC50 dose–response and behavioral effects of glufosinate on adult rice water weevils also were studied. Field studies investigated the impacts of glufosinate-tolerant rice on rice water weevil management in the presence and absence of glufosinate under early and delayed flood conditions. Greenhouse studies demonstrated that in the absence of glufosinate, oviposition was 30% higher on the glufosinate-tolerant rice line than on Bengal rice or on glufosinate-tolerant line treated with recommended rates of commercially formulated glufosinate. Applications of glufosinate to glufosinate-tolerant rice resulted in a 20% reduction in rice water weevil larval densities compared with nontreated glufosinate-tolerant rice. The LC50 of glufosinate against adult rice water weevil was nearly 2 times the concentration recommended for application to glufosinate-tolerant rice. There was no difference in the amount of leaf area consumed by adult rice water weevils on glufosinate-treated and nontreated foliage. The absence of direct toxicity of glufosinate to rice water weevil at recommended glufosinate use rates and lack of behavioral effects suggest that the reduction in rice water weevil densities observed after glufosinate applications resulted from herbicide-induced plant resistance. Field experiments showed that neither rice variety nor herbicide use affected larval densities; however, delaying flood and applying insecticide effectively reduced numbers of rice water weevil larvae.

K. V. Tindall, M. J. Stout, and B. J. Williams "Evaluation of the Potential Role of Glufosinate-Tolerant Rice in Integrated Pest Management Programs for Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 97(6), 1935-1942, (1 December 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-97.6.1935
Received: 10 May 2004; Accepted: 1 October 2004; Published: 1 December 2004
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KEYWORDS
glufosinate-tolerant
herbicide-induced resistance
Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus
Oryza sativa
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