棉蚜啶虫脒抗性种群交互抗性和增效剂增效作用的研究

【目的】明确棉蚜Aphis gossypii Glover啶虫脒抗性品系与其它杀虫剂的交互抗性现状以及增效剂的增效作用,为延缓和治理棉蚜对啶虫脒的抗性提供依据。【方法】采用单头反选育和群体汰选的方式,获得了棉蚜啶虫脒敏感和抗性品系;采用叶片药膜法测定了13种杀虫剂对啶虫脒的交互抗性以及增效剂对啶虫脒的增效作用。【结果】经过室内棉蚜敏感和抗性品系的筛选,获得了相对抗性倍数为82.33倍的棉蚜啶虫脒抗性品系。棉蚜啶虫脒抗性品系的交互抗性谱的研究表明,交互抗性倍数小于5的药剂为:吡蚜酮,甲基阿维菌素;交互抗性倍数在5~10倍的药剂为:噻虫嗪,联苯菊酯,毒死蜱,马拉硫磷,丙溴磷,辛硫磷;交互抗性倍数在10~15倍的药剂为:硫丹,阿维菌素,高效氯氰菊酯,三唑磷,氧化乐果;交互抗性倍数大于1 5倍的药剂为:吡虫啉。增效剂实验表明,TPP和PBO在啶虫脒敏感品系中增效作用不明显,但在抗性品系中增效作用显著。在啶虫脒抗性品系中的增效比为1.77、1.61,在啶虫脒敏感品系中的增效比为1.02、1.03。DEM在啶虫脒抗性、敏感品系中的增效作用均不明显,增效比为1.04、1.02。TPP和PBO对啶虫脒有很好的增效作用。以室内棉蚜敏感品系(LC_(50)为0.180 mg/L)为基础,对新疆各主要棉区的棉蚜种群进行了啶虫脒药剂的抗性调查,结果表明新疆各主要棉区棉蚜对啶虫脒的相对抗性倍数为6.1~22.0倍。【结论】由此说明新疆主要棉区棉蚜对啶虫脒具有一定的抗性风险,生产中可以利用无交互抗性的吡蚜酮和甲基阿维菌素来治理抗性棉蚜种群。     

抗吡虫啉棉蚜种群对吡蚜酮等药剂的交互抗性及施药对其生物学特性的影响

为了明确吡蚜酮对抗吡虫啉棉蚜Aphis gossypii种群的防治效果,提出抗吡虫啉棉蚜的治理策略,利用抗吡虫啉棉蚜种群(RF₂₇)、敏感种群(SS)和夏津田间种群(XJ),分别采用浸渍法、微量点滴法、生化测定法和系统观察法研究了棉蚜无翅成蚜对吡蚜酮等药剂的交互抗性及施药对其生物学特性的影响。结果表明: 吡蚜酮对RF₂₇,XJ和SS的LD₅₀分别为1.213×10^-5,8.506×10^-5和5.140×10^-5 μg/头,RF₂₇对吡蚜酮表现出明显的负交互抗性现象。RF₂₇对啶虫脒、烯啶虫胺和噻嗪酮分别产生2.35,2.98和1.71倍的抗性。RF₂₇的羧酸酯酶和谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶的比活力较SS分别高2.73和1.57倍,说明羧酸酯酶和谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶比活力的提高是引起棉蚜对吡虫啉产生抗性的重要原因之一。吡蚜酮分别处理RF₂₇,XJ和SS,其羧酸酯酶和谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶均受到显著抑制。吡蚜酮以低剂量处理RF₂₇成蚜,对其生长发育有显著的不利影响,表现为若蚜存活率降低(64.60%),净生殖率降低（10.39）,内禀增长率和周限增长率显著降低(分别为0.21和1.23),世代历期延长（10.87 d）,相对适合度较小（仅为0.70）。这些结果表明吡蚜酮在棉蚜防治中具有很高的应用价值。     

柿绒粉蚧的发生规律及防治

柿绒粉蚧(柿绵蚧)Eriococcus kaki Kuwana在广西灌阳县1年发生6代,以若虫和成虫在树干裂皮缝、缝隙,1、2年生枝条轮痕、芽基、芽鳞片及干柿蒂上越冬,次年柿树萌芽期开始活动。第1代～第6代低龄若虫高峰期分别为3月下旬～4月上旬初、5月下旬末～6月上旬初、6月下旬末～7月上旬初、8月上旬～中旬初、9月上旬初～中旬初及10月中旬初～11月上旬初。卵期7～18d,若虫期22～136d,成虫期6～140d。柿芽萌动前用99.1%机油乳剂180倍液(敌死虫)或20%松脂酸钠(融杀蚧螨)150倍液清园喷杀,防治效果分别达88%、79.8%。第1代低龄若虫高峰期用40%毒死蜱乳油1000倍液加25%噻嗪酮(扑虱灵)可湿性粉剂1500倍液喷雾,防治效果99.6%,80%敌敌畏乳油800倍液加10%吡虫啉可湿性粉剂2000倍液防治效果达99.1%,3%啶虫脒可湿性粉剂(3%金世纪)2500倍液防治效果99.5%。     

印楝素与脂肪酸甲酯联合使用对豆蚜的防治效果

本文对新疆博州豇豆豆蚜Aphis craccivora (Koch)田间消长规律进行调查,研究了0.3%印楝素与脂肪酸甲酯喷雾助剂联合对豆蚜的防治效果,并对豆蚜天敌消退率进行了调查。结果表明,在博州,豆蚜以卵在苦豆子和苜蓿上越冬,3月下旬至4月初开始孵化,5月上中旬出现有翅蚜在杂草上繁殖蔓延,5月中旬开始迁入棉花上危害,6月中旬陆续迁入豇豆上危害,7月上中旬在豇豆上达到危害高峰时期,7月中下旬慢慢迁入苜蓿地,9月中旬出现性蚜,9月下旬-10月中旬在苜蓿和杂草上产卵越冬。施药后1 d,20%啶虫脒可湿性粉剂1 000倍液对豆蚜的防效最高,达到82.91%; 施药后3 d,20%啶虫脒可湿性粉剂1 000倍液防效仍最高为97.92%;施药后7 d,0.3%印楝素乳油60 mL/667m2+脂肪酸甲酯喷雾助剂1 000倍液防效达97.38%,显著高于其他处理。总体来说,在豇豆豆蚜发生期施用1次0.3%印楝素+脂肪酸喷雾助剂防治豇豆豆蚜,防效好、持效期长,对豇豆及蚜虫天敌安全性较好。     

小麦蚜虫对六种杀虫剂的抗药性及田间药效评价

【目的】为了掌握山东小麦蚜虫对常用杀虫剂的抗药性及田间防治效果,进一步筛选出对小麦蚜虫高效、低毒的药剂品种。【方法】2013-2014年,采用玻璃管药膜法测定了山东省阳谷县和汶上县小麦蚜虫对6种杀虫剂(吡虫啉、高效氯氰菊酯、氧乐果、溴氰菊酯、抗蚜威和氟啶虫胺腈)的抗药性,并于2015年采用田间小区试验的方法在汶上县对8种杀虫剂防治蚜虫田间效果进行了评价。【结果】除了2014年阳谷县禾谷缢管蚜Rhopalosiphum padi种群对高效氯氰菊酯已经产生低水平抗性外,两地区禾谷缢管蚜其他种群和麦长管蚜Sitobion avenae对这6种杀虫剂的敏感性均较高,处于敏感水平。田间防治试验结果表明,50%氟啶虫胺腈WG、20%啶虫脒WP、10%吡虫啉WP和50%抗蚜威WP速效性好,药后3 d对麦蚜的防治效果达76.9%~85.6%;50%氟啶虫胺腈WG、20%啶虫脒WP、10%吡虫啉WP、40%氧乐果EC、25%吡蚜酮WP、50%抗蚜威WP和40%毒死蜱EC持效性好,药后7 d对麦蚜的防治效果达80.0%~97.5%;25 g/L高效氯氟氰菊酯EC药后7 d对麦蚜的防效仅为74.8%,极显著低于其他药剂。【结论】在小麦生产中,可选用高效低毒的氟啶虫胺腈、啶虫脒、吡虫啉、抗蚜威和吡蚜酮对小麦蚜虫进行防治,注意不同类型药剂之间的轮换和交替使用。     

吡蚜酮对烟粉虱取食干扰效应的探讨

采用甘兰叶片浸液法测定了吡蚜酮对烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)成虫、卵、1龄若虫和3龄若虫的致死作用。在所测试的浓度范围(9.38～300mg/L)内,烟粉虱若虫和成虫的校正死亡率均随吡蚜酮浓度的增大而顺次显著增大。取食75～150mg/L、9.38～37.5mg/L吡蚜酮处理叶片和清水处理叶片的存活成虫个体单头蜜露量(分别为0.37～0.42、0.59～0.72、1.48mm2)间存在显著差异(P<0.05)。用EPG技术研究了吡蚜酮对烟粉虱口针刺吸的不同阶段和取食活性的影响。接触低浓度吡蚜酮(75mg/L)时,最初粉虱能够正常开始取食,但不能从韧皮部正常吸取汁液。高浓度的吡蚜酮(300mg/L)抑制了口针向植物的插入。综合上述结果,说明吡蚜酮可望成为防治番茄黄曲叶病毒病载体-烟粉虱的重要药剂之一。     

抗吡虫啉棉蚜种群对啶虫脒和噻虫胺的交互抗性及相关酶学机理

【目的】通过对乙酰胆碱受体β1亚基突变后的抗吡虫啉棉蚜Aphis gossypii (Glover)种群的继续筛选, 明确该种群的抗性发展规律以及对其他新烟碱类杀虫剂啶虫脒和噻虫胺的交互抗性及相关酶学机理。【方法】采用浸渍法连续对抗吡虫啉棉蚜进行室内筛选、 测定噻虫胺和啶虫脒对抗吡虫啉棉蚜种群的毒力; 选择LC₂₀剂量吡虫啉、 啶虫脒和噻虫胺处理抗性棉蚜, 采用生化分析法测定其体内羧酸酯酶、 谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶和乙酰胆碱酯酶的活性变化, 并观察其生物学特性的变化。【结果】本研究对抗性棉蚜突变种群用吡虫啉继续筛选至75代, 抗性倍数达到72.6倍, RF75停止用药筛选12代（RF₇₅₊₁₂）, 抗性仍达72.0倍。且RF₇₅₊₁₂对噻虫胺和啶虫脒的交互抗性可分别达11.9倍和20.1倍。噻虫胺对抗吡虫啉棉蚜的蜜露分泌和体重的抑制作用均大于吡虫啉和啶虫脒。噻虫胺对RF₇₅₊₁₂的羧酸酯酶、 谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶和乙酰胆碱酯酶均具有明显的抑制作用, 而啶虫脒的抑制作用较小。【结论】结果表明乙酰胆碱受体基因突变棉蚜种群对吡虫啉的抗性水平不仅升高, 且停止用药后其抗性可稳定遗传; 第二代新烟碱类的噻虫胺在抗吡虫啉棉蚜靶标突变种群的治理中具有较大的应用价值。     

几种杀虫剂对荔枝蝽蟓若虫的毒力及田间药效评价

采用常规喷雾法,比较了几种药剂对荔枝蝽蟓Tessaratoma papillosa Drury若虫的室内毒力和田间药效。室内毒力测定结果表明,有5种药剂毒力较高,依次为:丁硫克百威高效氯氟氰菊酯啶虫脒敌百虫呋虫胺,24 h的LC50分别为4.24、6.43、7.57、11.55、14.14 mg/L。田间试验结果表明,5%高效氯氟氰菊酯微乳剂、20%呋虫胺可溶粒剂、25%啶虫脒乳油、200 g/L丁硫克百威乳油、90%敌百虫晶体1000倍液药后1-14 d对荔枝蝽蟓若虫的防效分别为99.26%-100%、91.77%-100%、80.40%-90.09%、78.37%-85.65%、80.33%-91.14%。5%高效氯氟氰菊酯微乳剂和20%呋虫胺可溶粒剂对荔枝蝽蟓若虫的防治效果最好,25%啶虫脒乳油和90%敌百虫晶体的防效一般,而200 g/L丁硫克百威乳油的防效则相对较差。     

油菜田害虫调查及蚜虫防治药剂筛选

田间调查试验表明,合肥市油菜田害虫的发生种类有15种,主要害虫为蚜虫类、油菜潜叶蝇Phytomyza horticola、小菜蛾Plutella maculipennis和菜青虫Pieris rapae。其中,以蚜虫类危害最重,全生育期在冬、春季各有一个峰值。油菜苗期以萝卜蚜、小菜蛾危害较重,后期以桃蚜Myzus persicae、油菜潜叶蝇危害较重。蚜虫防治药剂筛选试验表明,70%吡虫啉水分散粒剂防治蚜虫药效高,持效期长,且对油菜安全,10%烯啶虫胺可溶液剂和25%吡蚜酮可湿性粉剂防效也较好,可作为70%吡虫啉水分散粒剂的轮换药剂。     

不同杀菌剂对柑桔红蜘蛛生物学特性的影响

本研究报道柑桔园5种常用杀菌剂。在田间使用浓度下。对柑桔红蜘蛛Panonychus cltrl生物学特性的影响．在25±1℃．相对湿度75±5％,光照周期14L：10D的条件下,70％甲基托布津可湿性粉剂1500倍液、80％代森锌可湿性粉剂800倍液、50％多苗灵可湿性粉剂800倍液．20％叶青双可湿性粉剂800倍液和0．5％等量式渡尔多液。对柑桔红蜘蛛各螨态历期、雌雄成螨寿命和雌成螨产卵量没有影响．仅70％甲基托布津1500倍液和50％多菌灵800倍液会降低柑桔红蜘蛛卵的孵化率,比对照卵孵化率91.0％分别减少了27．7％和24．3％．     

Volumes of petroleum spray oil required for control of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in mature citrus orchards

Studies on the relationship between volume of spray and suppression of citrus leafminer ( Phyllocnistis citrella ) oviposition by petroleum spray oil on 4 m-high mature orange trees showed a negative exponential relationship between spray volume and the number of mines per leaf. Significant reductions in the number of mines per leaf compared to unsprayed trees was achieved at spray volumes of ≥ 3300 L/ha using oscillating boom and at ≥ 3200 L/ha using rotary atomiser sprayers. However, improvements in efficacy at volumes over 3200–3300 L/ha were not significant and so of little practical value. The optimal spray volumes for citrus leafminer control are therefore suggested to be 3000–3500 L/ha. No significant difference in effectiveness was found between the oscillating boom at 3300 L/ha and a rotary atomiser at 3200 L/ha. The effect of oil spray on the citrus leafminer parasitoid Semielacher petiolatus (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was inconsistent. Improved droplet deposition and coalescence may enhance the coverage of new growths and increase the efficacy of oil spray for protection of plants from oviposition.     

Field evaluation of a tunnel sprayer and effects of spray volume at constant drop size on spray deposits and efficacy of disease control on apple

An air assisted tunnel sprayer (the Noric Joco EX2) incorporating CDA rotary atomisers (Volume Median Diameter (VMD) =c. 140 μm, volume rate = 50 litre ha^-1 forward speed = 3.9 km h^-1) gave at best equal but in some cases significantly poorer control of apple powdery mildew and scab than the standard commercial practice of spraying with an axial fan sprayer with Micron XI rotary atomisers (VMD =c. 90 μm, volume rate = 50 litre ha^-1, forward speed = 7.2 km h^-1). Approximately 30% of the spray volume applied was collected for recycling with the tunnel sprayer. Increasing spray volumes at approximately constant drop size (c. 140 μm) from 50 to 100 to 200 litre ha^-1 with the tunnel sprayer consistently improved efficiency of mildew and scab control. Bulk spray deposits on leaves, and their gross distribution in the tree, was similar with the different spraying methods and volumes. The mean percentage leaf area covered with spray deposit increased with spray volume as did the number of spray deposits per unit area. The tunnel sprayer at 50 litre ha^-1 gave a similar though less variable mean level of cover than the axial fan sprayer at the same volume rate. It gave 2–3 times more cover on upper than on lower leaf surfaces. The axial fan sprayer gave approximately equal cover on upper and lower leaf surfaces. The main limitations of the tunnel sprayer were its slow maximum forward speed and the restricted tree size and shape on which it can be used.     

Spray retention for liquid and mycoherbicide inoculum in three weed-biocontrol systems

Spray retention is often used to measure herbicide delivery to optimize application parameters, but little is known about retention characteristics of mycoherbicide inoculum applied for weed biocontrol. This study examined inoculum retention of three mycoherbicide agents, Pyricularia setariae, Colletotrichum truncatum and C. gloeosporioides f. sp. malvae, on their respective weed targets: green foxtail, scentless chamomile and round-leaved mallow. Conidium suspensions of these fungal pathogens containing a sodium-fluorescein tracer dye were applied at 500, 1000 and 2000 L ha^-1 using a cabinet sprayer, and the liquid volume and number of conidia retained on the plants were quantified. On all three weed species, liquid and conidium retention showed a high degree of correlation at varying application volumes although slight differences existed depending on the weed species. Based on the analysis of regression slopes, liquid retention reflected conidium retention most closely on green foxtail but slightly overestimated the number on scentless chamomile and round-leaved mallow, possibly due to different plant morphology and spray run-off at extremely high application volumes. Liquid retention can generally be used as an indicator in studying effects of spray quality on mycoherbicide retention for improved delivery and biocontrol in these weed-biocontrol systems.     

Potato gangrene control by ultra low volume sprays of thiabendazole

A method is described by which a mist of thiabendazole (TBZ) is applied to potato tubers using an ultra low volume sprayer set over rotating rollers. The fungicidal solution (2 % a.i. TBZ) is applied at 2 1/t of potatoes moving through the mist at 50 kg/min. Effective control of gangrene in storage was achieved in laboratory and farm trials.     

Reducing insecticide volume and nontarget effects of ambrosia beetle management in nurseries

Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are increasingly important pests of nursery-grown trees because of the arrival of several invasive species. Ambrosia beetles bore into young trees and inoculate them with ambrosia fungus, which interferes with vascular transport resulting in limb or tree death. In spring, when beetles are active, growers make frequent applications of pyrethroid insecticides to susceptible tree species to deter beetles from boring into trees. Applications often are made with airblast sprayers that forcefully release insecticide mist that billows through nursery beds. Our objective was to compare the environmental, nontarget, and economic effects of airblast sprayer applications to applications made with a new dual-nozzle spray wand that makes targeted applications only to tree trunks where beetles attack. Through replicated experiments at commercial nurseries, we found that 5 times more insecticide was released by airblast sprayers than the manual spray wand. The extra insecticide from airblast applications landed on tree canopies, between rows, and left the nursery beds as drift. As a consequence of not spraying tree canopies, 50% more natural enemies and 50% fewer spider mites were captured in nursery beds treated with the manual spray wand than beds treated with the airblast sprayer. Manual applications require 12 times more labor than airblast applications. However, increased need for expensive miticide applications may make manual applications an economically feasible strategy for integrated pest management (IPM) of ambrosia beetles in nurseries.     

Larval cannibalism in aphidophagous ladybirds: Influencing factors, benefits and costs

Spray retention on scentless chamomile and round-leaved mallow was characterized in relation to droplet size and travel speed. The effect of varying retention on biocontrol efficacy was studied using Colletotrichum truncatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. malvae, the bioherbicide agents for the two weeds, respectively. In retention studies, a tracer dye solution was applied using a cabinet sprayer fitted with a fine, medium, or coarse nozzle at travel speeds of 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 km/h that resulted in approximate application volumes of 500–2000 L/ha. Retention efficiency, a ratio between the volume retained on plants and actual volume applied, was calculated for each application. In general, finer sprays achieved higher retention efficiency on whole plants of both weeds. On an average, fine sprays resulted in 68% greater retention than coarse sprays on scentless chamomile and 22–59% on round-leaved mallow. Faster travel speeds increased spray retention only slightly. Applying the biocontrol agents at 500 L/ha with different droplet sizes showed different effects on weed control on scentless chamomile and round-leaved mallow. C. truncatum applied with fine droplets was more efficacious than treatments with coarser droplets on scentless chamomile. On round-leaved mallow, however, the efficacy of C. gloeosporioides f. sp. malvae did not appear to be substantially affected by the droplet size. This varying effect may be due to reduced retention on the vertical stems of round-leaved mallow, which is critical to biocontrol of this weed by C. gloeosporioides f.sp. malvae.     

Impact of a nucleopolyhedrovirus bioinsecticide and selected synthetic insecticides on the abundance of insect natural enemies on maize in southern Mexico

The impact of commonly used organophosphate (chlorpyrifos, methamidophos), carbamate (carbaryl), and pyrethroid (cypermethrin) insecticides on insect natural enemies was compared with that of a nucleopolyhedrovirus (Baculoviridae) of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera Noctuidae) in maize grown in southern Mexico. Analyses of the SELECTV and Koppert Side Effects (IOBC) databases on the impact of synthetic insecticides on arthropod natural enemies were used to predict approximately 75-90% natural enemy mortality after application, whereas the bioinsecticide was predicted to have no effect. Three field trails were performed in mid- and late-whorl stage maize planted during the growing season in Chiapas State, Mexico. Synthetic insecticides were applied at product label recommended rates using a manual knapsack sprayer fitted with a cone nozzle. The biological pesticide was applied at a rate of 3 x 10(12) occlusion bodies (OBs)/ha using identical equipment. Pesticide impacts on arthropods on maize plants were quantified at intervals between 1 and 22 d postapplication. The biological insecticide based on S. frugiperda nucleopolyhedrovirus had no adverse effect on insect natural enemies or other nontarget insect populations. Applications of the carbamate, pyrethroid, and organophosphate insecticides all resulted in reduced abundance of insect natural enemies, but for a relatively short period (8-15 d). Pesticide applications made to late-whorl stage maize resulted in lesser reductions in natural enemy populations than applications made at the mid-whorl stage, probably because of a greater abundance of physical refuges and reduced spray penetration of late-whorl maize.     

Studies in cotton fields in Egypt on the effects of pheromone mating disruption on Pectinophora gossypiella (Saund.) (Lep., Gelechiidae), on the occurrence of other arthropods, and on yields

In 1999, in the Governorate of Fayum, Egypt, an organically managed area of 66 ha (33 ha of cotton) was subjected to pheromone mating disruption (MD) in order to control Pectinophora gossypiella (PBW). Tripherone-PecGos dispensers (Trifolio-M Comp., Lahnau, Germany), evaporating 0.7 mg pheromone per day, were applied, at a density of 300 dispensers per hectare, in mid-June when the first bolls were forming. In a neighbouring area of conventional agriculture, no PBW-MD was used. Instead, two insecticides were sprayed in the cotton fields: Profenophos in early July, and Esfenvalerate in early August. Two cotton fields (0.5–1 ha each) were studied in each area. Boll infestation by PBW was low in the area with mating disruption, and significantly higher in the conventionally managed cotton, prior to insecticide use (June) and in August 1999. Bemisia tabaci , Aphis gossypii and Empoasca lybica infested conventional cotton in significantly higher numbers than organic cotton. Spiders proved to be more common in organically grown cotton (with PBW-MD) than in conventionally managed cotton (with mineral fertilizers and insecticides). The reasons of these differences are discussed. In 1998, the cotton yield had shown no differences between organically and conventionally managed farms (both used insufficient PBW-MD). However, in 1999, the yield from the organically grown cotton (with MD) was significantly (52%) more than that from conventionally managed cotton (with insecticides). In this study, PBW-MD proved to be superior to insecticides in several aspects.     

Impact on soil-dwelling arthropods in citrus orchards of spraying horticultural mineral oil, carbaryl or methidathion

Abstract  Impacts of an n C24 horticultural mineral oil (HMO) and two synthetic insecticides (carbaryl and methidathion) on the abundance and species diversity of soil-dwelling arthropods were evaluated in two citrus orchards in the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. In the first orchard, mature Valencia orange trees were sprayed in summer with one of HMO, carbaryl or methidathion delivered at low (2000 L/ha) or high (10 000 L/ha) volumes; the sprays were applied either once (February) or twice (December and February). HMO had no significant impact but the synthetic insecticides, irrespective of spray frequency or spray volume, significantly reduced the abundance and species diversity of the arthropods including springtails and generalist predators, such as spiders, staphylinid beetles and mesostigmatid mites. In the second orchard, blocks of Washington navel and Valencia orange trees were sprayed with either HMO or methidathion; sprays were applied twice, 2 weeks apart, in late summer (February), first at a rate of 6500 L/ha and second at 5500 L/ha. Results were similar to those in the first orchard, except that the effect of methidathion on carabid beetles and ants was not significant.