Insect Science (2017) 24, 743-752

Hai-Bin Yuan, Jin-Hua Li, Yong-Qiang Liu, Li Cui, Yan-Hui Lu, Xiao-Yong Xu, Zhong Li, Kong-Ming Wu and Nicolas Desneux (2017)
Lethal, sublethal and transgenerational effects of the novel chiral neonicotinoid pesticide cycloxaprid on demographic and behavioral traits of Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Insect Science 24 (5), 743-752
Abstract: Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is a key pest in cotton crops, notably owing to its increasing resistance to commonly used pesticides. Such resistance prompts for the development of integrated pest management (IPM) programs that include novel pesticides being effective against the aphid. In the present study, we assessed lethal and sublethal effects of cycloxaprid, a novel chiral neonicotinoid pesticide developed in China, on A. gossypii. The lethal concentration at 50% (LC₅₀) value of cycloxaprid on A. gossypii was estimated, using the dipping method, at 7.73 mg/L. The impact of a sublethal concentration (LC₁₀) and a lethal concentration (LC₄₀) of cycloxaprid on A. gossypii population growth and feeding behavior (using electrical penetration graph technique [EPG]), and its transgenerational effect were further assessed. Adult longevity and fecundity significantly decreased after exposure to LC₄₀ or LC₁₀ of cycloxaprid. Cycloxaprid with sublethal concentrations (especially LC₄₀) had negative effects on phloem ingestion by A. gossypii. Additionally, the offspring of the adults exposed to LC₄₀ of cycloxaprid had shorter nymphal development duration and adult longevity than the control, and those from LC₁₀ and LC₄₀ treatments had lower adult fecundity and net productive rate. We demonstrated that cycloxaprid is a pesticide showing both lethal and sublethal activities, and transgenerational effects on A. gossypii; it may be useful for implementation in IPM programs against this aphid pest.
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Database assignments for author(s): Nicolas Desneux, Kong Ming Wu

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.
	Aphis gossypii