Annals of Applied Biology (1996) 128, 423-436

J.N. Oakley, K.F.A. Walters, S.A. Ellis, D.B. Green, M. Watling and J.E.B. Young (1996)
Development of selective aphicide treatments for integrated control of summer aphids in winter wheat
Annals of Applied Biology 128 (3), 423-436
Abstract: Field experiments on the use of recommended and reduced application rates of aphicides for control of summer aphid infestations on winter wheat have been done at five sites each year from 1990 to 1992. The experiment compared sprays of pirimicarb at recommended rate (140g a.i. ha^-1) and reduced rate (25 g a.i. ha^-1) and of alphacypermethrin at recommended rate (15 g a.i. ha^-1) and one third recommended rate (5 g a.i. ha^-1), each applied either at flag leaf emergence or at flowering. Aphid infestations were allowed to develop naturally and were measured at critical growth stages. In 1990, overwintered aphid infestations, together with established populations of parasitoids, were detected at four of the five sites when the first assessment was made in April. Parasitoids provided sufficient aphid control to prevent yield loss at two sites without pesticide applications. At three sites both aphicides gave similar levels of control and yield response at both recommended and reduced application rates. In 1991 and 1992 no overwintered aphids were detected in the crops and aphid infestations developed much later. Aphicide applications gave significant yield responses at four sites in 1992. Recommended rates gave better control of aphids than reduced rates. There was no significant difference in the yield response obtained with different rates of aphicide.
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Database assignments for author(s): Keith F.A. Walters, Steve A. Ellis

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.
	Sitobion avenae	Wheat (Triticum)	United Kingdom
	Metopolophium dirhodum	Wheat (Triticum)	United Kingdom