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27 August 2016 Efficacy of Biopesticides for Management of the Swede Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
Braden G. Evans, Rebecca H. Hallett
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Management of the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii Kieffer, in North American crucifer production relies on crop rotation and the timely application of synthetic insecticides, based on pheromone trap monitoring of local adult populations. Organically acceptable formulations of azadirachtin, pyrethrin, and spinosad, and a commercial biopesticide containing the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, were evaluated for their effects on larval mortality and oviposition deterrence in the greenhouse, and on damage symptoms in the field. In greenhouse trials, pyrethrin and spinosad treatments applied up to 24 h prior to C. nasturtii exposure resulted in significant reductions in oviposition on host plants, whereas azadirachtin and B. bassiana only deterred oviposition when applied 2 h prior to exposure. Spinosad caused the highest larval reduction (∼96%) on cauliflower meristems, while azadirachtin, B. bassiana, and pyrethrin caused significant larval reduction when applied preoviposition and significant mortality when applied postoviposition. Field trials conducted with these insecticides on broccoli in 2011 produced no significant reductions in overall damage levels; however, B. bassiana treatments produced more marketable plants than did the control. In 2013, all treatments significantly reduced overall damage levels and all treatments, except B. bassiana, produced more uninfested and marketable plants than the control. Field applications of these alternative insecticides may be effective in protecting yields of broccoli and cauliflower, when combined with other tactics in an integrated pest management program.

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Braden G. Evans and Rebecca H. Hallett "Efficacy of Biopesticides for Management of the Swede Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 109(5), 2159-2167, (27 August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow192
Received: 13 May 2016; Accepted: 9 August 2016; Published: 27 August 2016
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KEYWORDS
azadirachtin
Beauveria bassiana
Contarinia nasturtii
pyrethrin
spinosad
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