Selectivity of chlorantraniliprole to parasitoid wasps |
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| Authors: | Kristin E Brugger Peter G Cole Ingrid C Newman Nathaniel Parker Brad Scholz Pankaj Suvagia Graham Walker Timothy G Hammond |
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| Institution: | 1. DuPont Crop Protection Products, Stine‐Haskell Research Center, Newark, DE, USA;2. IPM Technologies Pty Ltd, Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia;3. New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Hawke's Bay, Havelock North, New Zealand;4. Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries and Australian Cotton CRC, Toowoomba, Australia;5. EI DuPont India, South Asia Field Experimental Station, Manjusar, Gujarat, Vadodara, India;6. New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand;7. DuPont Crop Protection Products, DuPont (Australia) Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Chlorantraniliprole is a novel anthranilic diamide insecticide registered for use in vegetables, fruits, grains and turf against a variety of insect pests. The objective of this article is to summarize results of acute toxicity testing of chlorantraniliprole on seven species of parasitic wasps with wide geographic distribution and relevance to different crops and integrated pest management (IPM) programmes. RESULTS: Tier‐1, worst‐case laboratory studies evaluated wasp survival and reproduction following different exposure concentrations and scenarios to chlorantraniliprole (i.e. fresh‐dried spray deposits on glass plates, direct contact, ingestion, egg card, dipped leaf residue bioassays, sprayed mummies). No statistically significant effects on adult survival, percentage parasitism or emergence were observed following exposures to chlorantraniliprole compared with controls. CONCLUSION: Chlorantraniliprole was harmless to the parasitoid wasp species tested according to IOBC classification criteria (<30% effects) and may be a useful tool in IPM programmes. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry |
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| Keywords: | chlorantraniliprole parasitoid wasps integrated pest management selectivity |
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