Pest Management Science (2014) 70, 576-587

Blossom Sehgal, Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Frank H. Arthur and Bikram S. Gill (2014)
Variation in susceptibility of laboratory and field strains of three stored-grain insect species to β-cyfluthrin and chlorpyrifos-methyl plus deltamethrin applied to concrete surfaces
Pest Management Science 70 (4), 576-587
Abstract:
BACKGROUND
The efficacy of commercial formulations of β-cyfluthrin and chlorpyrifos-methyl plus deltamethrin applied to clean, concrete surfaces similar to that of empty bins against field strains of stored-grain insects is unknown. We exposed adults of 16 strains of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst); eight strains of the sawtoothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.); and two strains of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.), collected mainly from farm-stored grain in Kansas, USA, to β-cyfluthrin and chlorpyrifos-methyl plus deltamethrin applied to concrete surfaces and determined knockdown and mortality.
RESULTS
Knockdown and mortality differences among species and strains to the insecticides tested were significant. Mortality of all species was less than that of knockdown, suggesting recovery when placed on food after insecticide exposure. β-Cyfluthrin was effective against R. dominica but ineffective against T. castaneum and O. surinamensis field strains. Chlorpyrifos-methyl plus deltamethrin was only partially effective against field strains of the three species.
CONCLUSION
Reduced susceptibility in field strains may be due to inherent formulation deficiency and low levels of tolerance or resistance to β-cyfluthrin. No single insecticide provided adequate control of the three species tested.
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Database assignments for author(s): Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Frank H. Arthur, Bikram S. Gill

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.
	Tribolium castaneum	Stored grain	U.S.A. (mid S)
	Oryzaephilus surinamensis	Stored grain	U.S.A. (mid S)
	Rhyzopertha dominica	Stored grain	U.S.A. (mid S)