Acta Entomologica Sinica (2005) 48, 687-691

Shui-Qing Li, Jiang-Hua Sun and Zhong-Ning Zhang (2005)
[Effects of rotenone on oviposition and feeding of Monochamus alternatus Hope (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)]
Acta Entomologica Sinica 48 (5), 687-691
Abstract: Effects of rotenone on oviposition and feeding of Monochamus alternatus Hope were investigated in the laboratory. The results showed that rotenone strongly deterred the females from ovipositing and significantly inhibited the adults from feeding on the 1-2 year-old twigs. The higher the concentration of rotenone, the stronger the deterrent rate of oviposition and the antifeedant rate. At the concentration of 1 000 mg/L, the deterrent rate of oviposition was 75.63%, and the selective and non-selective antifeedant rate were 72.91 % and 69.50% respectively. The contact toxicity of rotenone against 5 instar larvae was not strong. So it is concluded that rotenone can decrease the spreading of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus by inhibiting feeding behavior of M. alternatus and detract the density of population by deterring the females from ovipositing.
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(original language: Chinese)
Database assignments for author(s): Zhong-Ning Zhang, Jiang-Hua Sun

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Monochamus alternatus