BioControl (2014) 59, 585-596

Alberto Pozzebon, Shakeel Ahmad, Paola Tirello, Mauro Lorenzon and Carlo Duso (2014)
Does pollen availability mitigate the impact of pesticides on generalist predatory mites?
BioControl 59 (5), 585-596
Abstract: The effect of the provision of pollen on the impact of pesticides on the predatory mite Kampimodromus aberrans was assessed at individual and population levels. In the laboratory we evaluated the influence of pollen amount and pollen application frequency on lethal and sub-lethal effects of chlorpyrifos and spinosad. In a potted plant experiment, the effects of pesticides and pollen were assessed on predatory mite population abundance. In the laboratory, survival and fecundity of predatory mites were reduced by insecticides, and spinosad was more toxic than chlorpyrifos. In the same experiment, high pollen application frequency alleviated the sub-lethal effect induced by chlorpyrifos. On potted plants, pollen applications reduced the impact of chlorpyrifos on K. aberrans, whereas without pollen applications the impact of spinosad and chlorpyrifos on the predatory mite population was similar. Results obtained here highlight that the provision of fresh pollen is of particular importance for predatory mites when pesticides are applied.
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Database assignments for author(s): Alberto Pozzebon, Carlo Duso

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
environment/habitat manipulation
resistance to pesticides

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Kampimodromus aberrans (predator)