Entomophaga (1996) 41, 211-216

C. Castañé, J. Ariño and J. Arnó (1996)
Toxicity of some insecticides and acaricides to the predatory bug Dicyphus tamaninii (Het : Miridae)
Entomophaga 41 (2), 211-216
Abstract: Several pesticides were tested in the laboratory for their side-effects upon the mirid bug Dicyphus tamaninii, a polyphagous predator used for IPM programmes in some vegetable crops. Residual toxicity to 3rd -4th instar nymphs on tomato leaflets was checked 24, 48 hours and seven days after treatment. The acaricides bromopropylate, dicofol+tetradifon and fenpyroximate were harmless to the nymphs. The insect growth regulators azadirachtin, buprofezin, lufenuron and pyriproxyfen were also harmless to nymphs and teflubenzuron was slightly harmful seven days after treatment. Among the conventional insecticides tested, only pirimicarb and tau-fluvalinate were harmless to D. tamaninii nymphs.
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Database assignments for author(s): Judit Arnó, Cristina Castañe

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.
Dicyphus tamaninii (predator)			Spain (continental)