Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2004) 112, 227-235

Nicolas Desneux, Eric Wajnberg, Xavier Fauvergue, Sophie Privet and Laure Kaiser (2004)
Oviposition behaviour and patch-time allocation in two aphid parasitoids exposed to deltamethrin residues
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 112 (3), 227-235
Abstract: Neurotoxic insecticides are widely used for crop protection. One consequence is that changes in behaviour can be expected in surviving beneficial insects because of an impairment of host perception and motor abilities. Under laboratory conditions, we studied the impact of deltamethrin, a pyrethroid, on the oviposition behaviour of two hymenopterous parasitoids of aphids, Aphidius matricariae (Haliday) and Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). They both parasitize Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Homoptera: Aphididae), which is the preferred host of A. matricariae, regardless of the host plant, whereas D. rapae is a major parasitoid of aphids on Cruciferae crops, including M. persicae. After exposure to deltamethrin, the different items of oviposition behaviour and the total time spent on the patch were recorded. The results showed that the patch time allocation by both parasitoid species was not significantly affected by deltamethrin treatment, when compared with the controls. Nor were the frequencies and sequences of behavioural items modified (e.g., frequency of sting). It therefore appeared that the patch use of A. matricariae and D. rapae on new colonies of M. persicae was not disturbed by deltamethrin at the three doses tested. The possibility that parasitoid strains are partially tolerant to deltamethrin is discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Nicolas Desneux, Xavier Fauvergue

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
health/environmental effects of pesticides
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
resistance to pesticides

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Myzus persicae
Aphidius matricariae (parasitoid)	Myzus persicae
Diaeretiella rapae (parasitoid)	Myzus persicae