Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards
The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is one of the most important fruit pests worldwide. Mediterranean fruit fly control in Spain has been based on organophosphate sprays, especially malathion, mixed with protein baits. However, this insecticide has rec...
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| author | Urbaneja, Alberto Chueca, Patricia Montón, Helga Pascual-Ruiz, Sara Dembilio, Óscar Vanaclocha, Pilar Abad-Moyano, Raquel Pina, Tatiana Castanera, Pedro |
| author_browse | Abad-Moyano, Raquel Castanera, Pedro Chueca, Patricia Dembilio, Óscar Montón, Helga Pascual-Ruiz, Sara Pina, Tatiana Urbaneja, Alberto Vanaclocha, Pilar |
| author_facet | Urbaneja, Alberto Chueca, Patricia Montón, Helga Pascual-Ruiz, Sara Dembilio, Óscar Vanaclocha, Pilar Abad-Moyano, Raquel Pina, Tatiana Castanera, Pedro |
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| description | The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is one of the most important fruit pests worldwide. Mediterranean fruit fly control in Spain has been based on organophosphate sprays, especially malathion, mixed with protein baits. However, this insecticide has recently been excluded from annex 1 of the Directive 91/414 CEE, which lists authorized active ingredients for pest control in the European Union. This article reports on the efficacy of four alternative baited insecticides on Mediterranean fruit fly and their side effects on three natural enemies [Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mulsant), Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), and Aphidius colemani (Viereck)] relevant for pest control in citrus agroecosystems. A high Mediterranean fruit fly mortality was obtained for all baited insecticides (phosmet and spinosad) except lambdacyhalothrin, which caused the lowest mortality and showed a novel disabling effect on surviving Mediterranean fruit fly adults. Spinosad proved to be the most selective bait treatment for C. montrouzieri and N. californicus, whereas for A. colemani the most selective bait was phosmet and lambda-cyhalothrin. These findings would contribute to a sustainable chemical control of C. capitata populations under an integrated pest management system in Spanish citrus orchards. |
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| spelling | ReDivia46212025-04-25T14:44:01Z Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards Urbaneja, Alberto Chueca, Patricia Montón, Helga Pascual-Ruiz, Sara Dembilio, Óscar Vanaclocha, Pilar Abad-Moyano, Raquel Pina, Tatiana Castanera, Pedro The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is one of the most important fruit pests worldwide. Mediterranean fruit fly control in Spain has been based on organophosphate sprays, especially malathion, mixed with protein baits. However, this insecticide has recently been excluded from annex 1 of the Directive 91/414 CEE, which lists authorized active ingredients for pest control in the European Union. This article reports on the efficacy of four alternative baited insecticides on Mediterranean fruit fly and their side effects on three natural enemies [Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mulsant), Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), and Aphidius colemani (Viereck)] relevant for pest control in citrus agroecosystems. A high Mediterranean fruit fly mortality was obtained for all baited insecticides (phosmet and spinosad) except lambdacyhalothrin, which caused the lowest mortality and showed a novel disabling effect on surviving Mediterranean fruit fly adults. Spinosad proved to be the most selective bait treatment for C. montrouzieri and N. californicus, whereas for A. colemani the most selective bait was phosmet and lambda-cyhalothrin. These findings would contribute to a sustainable chemical control of C. capitata populations under an integrated pest management system in Spanish citrus orchards. 2017-06-01T10:10:34Z 2017-06-01T10:10:34Z 2009 FEB 2009 article Urbaneja, A., Chueca, P., Monton, H., Pascual-Ruiz, S., Dembilio,Ó., Vanaclocha, P. et al. (2009). Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards. Journal of economic entomology, 102(1), 144-151. 0022-0493 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4621 10.1603/029.102.0121 en openAccess Impreso |
| spellingShingle | Urbaneja, Alberto Chueca, Patricia Montón, Helga Pascual-Ruiz, Sara Dembilio, Óscar Vanaclocha, Pilar Abad-Moyano, Raquel Pina, Tatiana Castanera, Pedro Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards |
| title | Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards |
| title_full | Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards |
| title_fullStr | Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards |
| title_short | Chemical Alternatives to Malathion for Controlling Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), and Their Side Effects on Natural Enemies in Spanish Citrus Orchards |
| title_sort | chemical alternatives to malathion for controlling ceratitis capitata diptera tephritidae and their side effects on natural enemies in spanish citrus orchards |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4621 |
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