用刘氏中剑水蚤防治蚊幼虫(英文)

本研究在室内评价了在济宁采集的捕食性刘氏中剑水蚤单用及与球形芽孢杆菌(B.s.)或苏云金杆菌以色列变种(B.t.i.)合用对蚊幼虫的控制效果。在室内,刘氏中剑水蚤对白蚊伊蚊Ⅰ龄幼虫的捕食效果好于对中华按蚊和淡色库蚊幼虫的效果。蚊笼模拟试验表明,刘氏中剑水蚤可分别于9、10和7周内消灭淡色库蚊、中华按蚊和白蚊伊蚊的幼虫种群。该剑水蚤增长速率快,大量培养经济易行。现场试验证明,刘氏中剑水蚤虽可在蚊虫孳生地存活时间长于蚊虫季节,但单用该剑水蚤不能象化学杀虫剂一样快速完全地控制三种蚊虫。刘氏中剑水蚤与B.s.或B.t.i.合用,应用刘氏中剑水蚤的长持效和生物杀虫剂的速效,取得了高效、持久的防治效果。因此二者合用可用于蚊虫防治并可作为蚊虫综合防治的一个组成部分。     

杠柳根皮乙醇粗提液对菜青虫的拒食作用及其防治效果

测定了杠柳 (PeriplocasepiumBunge .)其根皮乙醇粗提液对菜青虫Pierisrapae (L .)的拒食活性 ,并进行了乙醇粗取液及其与氯氰菊酯混用防治菜青虫药效试验。生测结果表明 ,乙醇粗提液对菜青虫 4龄和 5龄幼虫具有较强的拒食活性 ,2 4h拒食中浓度分别为 1 3 2 0 8mg L和 1 1 96 3mg L ,且对拒食后试虫生长发育有严重的影响。药效试验结果显示 ,乙醇粗提液 1 0 0倍液及其混配制剂 1 0 0 0倍液对菜青虫具有较好的防治效果。温室处理后 5d ,杠柳乙醇粗提液 1 0 0倍液、混剂 1 0 0 0倍液的防虫效果与 1 0 %氯氰菊酯 1 0 0 0倍液效果相当 ;田间处理后 5d ,杠柳粗提液防虫效果虽然较差 ,但保叶效果仍达 60 %以上 ,而混剂的防虫和保叶效果均与氯氰菊酯效果相当。     

4种杀虫剂对南亚实蝇各虫态不同日龄的毒力测定

为明确南亚实蝇Bactrocera tau Walker不同发育阶段、不同日龄以及不同性别成虫对常用杀虫剂的敏感度,本研究采用胃毒法测定了杀虫剂对南亚实蝇室内种群幼虫和成虫的活性,采用浸泡法测了杀虫剂对卵和蛹的活性.结果表明4种杀虫剂对南亚实蝇不同日龄各虫态的毒杀活性存在差异,随日龄增加,各虫态对不同药剂的耐药性增加,且耐药性的强弱不同.高效氟氯氰菊酯EC对南亚实蝇卵、2日龄和5日龄幼虫具有较好的毒杀活性,LC50分别为2.88 mg/L、2.08 mg/L和6.39 mg/L,辛硫磷EC、多杀霉素SC以及高效氯氰菊酯EC的杀虫活性较差,LC50分别为4.71 mg/L、3.95 mg/L和11.60 mg/L;幼虫对高效氟氯氰菊酯EC的耐药性增长较快,对多杀霉素SC的耐药性增加较慢;多杀霉素SC对2日龄和5日龄的蛹和雌雄成虫的毒杀活性较高,但耐药性增加较快,蛹对辛硫磷EC的耐药性增长较慢,雌雄成虫均对高效氯氰菊酯EC耐药性增长较慢,不同日龄的雌成虫的耐药性均高于雄成虫.由于南亚实蝇世代重叠严重,在成虫暴发期之前,可将高效氟氯氰菊酯EC作为首选药剂使用,在成虫暴发期之后防治时可将多杀霉素SC作为优选药剂使用,防治最佳时期为各虫态的初期.     

阿维菌素和高效氯氰菊酯混配对红脉穗螟的增效作用

【目的】阿维菌素和高效氯氰菊酯作为作用机制不同的2种杀虫剂,常被种植户用于红脉穗螟的防治;但是2种药剂的混配增效作用如何尚不明确。【方法】采用室内生物测定的方法,研究了阿维菌素和高效氯氰菊酯对红脉穗螟的生物活性,同时开展了2种药剂混配增效作用的研究。【结果】阿维菌素和高效氯氰菊酯均对红脉穗螟表现出胃毒活性,LC50值分别为22.24和18.18 mg·L~(-1)。阿维菌素(A)和高效氯氰菊酯(B)以质量浓度比(ρA∶ρB)4∶5和9∶5混配,对红脉穗螟表现出联合作用,共毒系数分别为93.78和107.78;以ρA∶ρB=5∶1混配后共毒系数达259.07,表现出显著的增效作用;而以ρA∶ρB=3∶10混配表现出拮抗作用,共毒系数仅为76.72。【结论】阿维菌素和高效氯氰菊酯在不同的混配比例下,会表现出不同的混配效果。其中,以质量浓度比5∶1混配表现出增效作用。     

土荆芥的石油醚提取物及精油对冈比亚按蚊的杀虫活性

在室内条件下测试了土荆芥Chenopodium ambrosioides 叶片的石油醚提取物及精油对冈比亚按蚊Anopheles gambiae 0～2 d龄成虫和1～4龄幼虫的毒性。每一龄期各取30头幼虫分别接触50,100,250,500,750和1 000 mg/L提取物和精油,于24 h和48 h后记录死亡幼虫的数目。30头成虫在密封的长方形玻璃笼子中分别接触0.8,1.6,2.4 μL/L土荆芥精油蒸气, 24 h后记录死亡率。结果表明,测试的提取物和精油对冈比亚按蚊的各龄幼虫和成虫均具有毒性。48 h致死中浓度（LC50）的测试结果表明,石油醚提取物对1龄幼虫的毒性最强（14.89 mg/L）,其次是对4龄幼虫（18.90 mg/L）,对3龄幼虫的毒性最低（183.77 mg/L）; 精油对4龄幼虫毒性最强（36.62 mg/L）,其次是对1龄幼虫（90.75 mg/L）。推算的土荆芥精油对冈比亚按蚊的LC50为1.01 μL/L。本研究揭示了土荆芥对冈比亚按蚊的防治潜力。     

广东城镇地区防治蚊虫试验

本文以20%除虫脲(即灭幼脲Ⅰ号)胶悬剂在广东省番禺县大岗镇地区进行防治蚊幼虫试验.结果表明,根据蚊种及其孽生地类型可施用0.1—1.0ppm的浓度,对白纹伊蚊、致倦库蚊和骚扰阿蚊幼虫都有比较好的效果,而且持效也比较长.经过每15—20天喷洒一次,防治面积共564m²,基本上控制了蚊虫的发生数量.通过诱蚊箱的监测,7—9月份处理区各月份的成蚊密度均比对照区低.在使用剂量的范围内,除虫脲对鲩鱼、鳙鱼、食蚊鱼和蝌蚪安全.其杀虫作用是抑制幼虫的生长发育和变态.     

3种拟除虫菊酯类农药对草地贪夜蛾的毒力测定及田间应用效果评价

评价使用氟氯氰菊酯、溴氰菊酯、高效氯氟氰菊酯喷雾和喇叭口点施处理对草地贪夜蛾的活性与防效,为草地贪夜蛾综合防控提供技术支持。采用喷雾法测定了3种农药原药对草地贪夜蛾3龄幼虫毒力;采用喷雾和喇叭口点施2种方式田间施用5.7%氟氯氰菊酯乳油、25 g/L溴氰菊酯乳油、5.0%高效氯氟氰菊酯乳油,药后第1天、第3天、第7天调查挂牌标记玉米上草地贪夜蛾活虫数,计算防治效果。3种拟除虫菊酯农药对草地贪夜蛾3龄幼虫LC 50值大小顺序依次为氟氯氰菊酯(29.80 mg/L)<高效氯氟氰菊酯(42.39 mg/L)<溴氰菊酯(49.88 mg/L);3种拟除虫菊酯类农药在54.00 g a.i./ha剂量下均能明显降低草地贪夜蛾田间虫口数量,同等剂量防效氟氯氰菊酯乳油>高效氯氟氰菊酯乳油>溴氰菊酯微乳剂。由于草地贪夜蛾低龄幼虫和高龄幼虫取食部位有差异,喷雾法防治低龄幼虫的效果好,喇叭口点施防治高龄幼虫的效果好。拟除虫菊酯类农药对草地贪夜蛾具有较好的防治效果,喇叭口点施方式节省药剂、提高对高龄幼虫的防效,在防治草地贪夜蛾等害虫方面具有广阔的应用前景。     

四种农药对小菜蛾体温的影响

【目的】本研究旨在为阐明小菜蛾Plutellaxylostella体温在其防治中的应用价值提供资料。【方法】在不同人工气候箱内温度(环境温度)下,测定小菜蛾2, 3和4龄幼虫的体温,建立各龄幼虫体温(y)与环境温度(x)的关系方程;同时测定了不同环境温度下不同浓度阿维菌素、毒死蜱、氟虫腈和高效氯氰菊酯分别处理后小菜蛾3龄幼虫在不同处理时间的体温。【结果】小菜蛾2, 3和 4龄幼虫体温(y)与环境温度(x)关系方程分别为y＝0.95x+1.19(r=0.9463), y＝0.95x+1.18(r=0.9988),以及y＝0.93x+1.45(r=0.9989),等温点分别为22.16℃,21.40℃和21.41℃。在气候箱温度设定为15℃或40℃时,4种农药都对小菜蛾3龄幼虫体温无影响;而其他温度条件下,农药处理都可能改变小菜蛾3龄幼虫体温。对于阿维菌素,25℃下 2, 4和8 mg/L处理12 h,2和4 mg/L处理24 h, 0.5, 2, 4和8 mg/L处理36 h以及0.5, 1, 2和8 mg/L处理48 h时3龄幼虫体温均显著高于对照, 8 mg/L阿维菌素处理24 h时3龄幼虫体温显著低于对照;30℃下0.5 mg/L处理24 h及1 mg/L处理36 h 3龄幼虫体温显著低于对照,1 mg/L处理48 h和各浓度处理60 h时3龄幼虫体温均显著高于对照;35℃下只有1和8 mg/L处理48 h时3龄幼虫体温显著低于对照。对于毒死蜱,20℃下50, 200和800 mg/L处理24 h, 100, 400和800 mg/L处理36 h时3龄幼虫体温都显著低于对照;25℃下100和200 mg/L处理12h, 800 mg/L处理24 h, 100, 200和800 mg/L处理60 h时3龄幼虫体温均显著低于对照,而50, 100, 200和400 mg/L处理24 h, 100和200 mg/L处理36 h及100和400 mg/L处理48 h时3龄幼虫体温均显著高于对照;30℃下只有800 mg/L处理24 h时3龄幼虫体温显著低于对照,50, 100, 200和800 mg/L处理60 h时3龄幼虫体温显著高于对照。对于氟虫腈,20℃下只有0.5 mg/L处理36 h时3龄幼虫体温显著低于对照;25℃下 4 mg/L处理12 h和各浓度处理60 h时3龄幼虫体温显著低于对照,0.5 mg/L处理24 h以及0.25, 1和2mg/L处理48 h时3龄幼虫体温均显著高于对照;30℃下 0.25和0.5 mg/L处理12 h, 0.25和2 mg/L处理24h, 4 mg/L处理48 h以及2 mg/L处理60 h时3龄幼虫体温显著低于对照;35℃下只有0.25和0.5 mg/L处理60 h时3龄幼虫体温显著高于对照。对于高效氯氰菊酯,20℃下2和8 g/L处理36 h, 4和8 g/L处理48 h时3龄幼虫体温显著高于对照;25℃下 2, 4和8 g/L处理12 h时3龄幼虫体温均显著低于对照, 0.5, 4和8g/L处理24 h, 1, 4和 8 g/L处理36 h以及1, 2和4 g/L处理60 h时3龄幼虫体温均显著高于对照;30℃下 0.5和1 g/L浓度处理12 h, 0.5, 1, 4和8 g/L处理24 h以及1, 2和8 g/L处理60 h时3龄幼虫体温都显著低于对照。【结论】小菜蛾幼虫自律性体温调节能力低;阿维菌素、毒死蜱、氟虫腈或高效氯氰菊酯处理影响小菜蛾3龄幼虫的体温,影响形式随农药种类和浓度,环境温度及处理时间不同而不同。本研究拓宽了农药毒理学及害虫防治研究内容。     

三带喙库蚊(Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles,1901)幼虫的生态

1.本文报告了1957年春,实验室中三带喙库蚊血液消化、产卵、孵化、幼虫的各龄、蛹化、羽化等的初步观察结果。 2.同年5—10月,又初步观察了三带喙库蚊幼虫11型孳生地的十项自然环境因素。 3.自然界的十项环境因素,对此蚊幼虫孳生的影响,亦略加分析讨论。 4.通过11型幼虫孳生地的调查,得知此蚊幼虫多孳生在茭瓜田、蕹菜田、芋头田、稻田及藕田等5型中。 5.1957年三带喙库蚊幼虫全期最高峰的出现日期,与流行性乙型脑炎流行的最高峰恰相吻合。     

氯虫苯甲酰胺对草地贪夜蛾的毒力及田间防效

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(Smith)是威胁粮食安全的重要害虫,本文测定了氯虫苯甲酰胺对草地贪夜蛾的室内毒力及田间防效,从中筛选出高效的施药方法和施药剂量,为当前草地贪夜蛾防治提供合理用药的参考。结果表明,在室内条件下,使用氯虫苯甲酰胺直接喷雾处理对草地贪夜蛾3龄和4龄幼虫毒力最高,LC_(50)值分别为0.42 mg/L和0.57 mg/L,使用0.5 mg/L 20%氯虫苯甲酰胺悬浮剂对草地贪夜蛾幼虫毒力较高,在处理后第5天均有超过90%的死亡率。在田间条件下使用氯虫苯甲酰胺对草地贪夜蛾幼虫有较好的防效,使用60.0 g.a.i./ha 0.4%氯虫苯甲酰胺颗粒剂喇叭口点施防治低龄幼虫防效较好,药后第1天、第3天和第7天低龄幼虫(1～3龄)的防效分别为90.3%、100%和100%,使用22.5 g.a.i./ha 20%氯虫苯甲酰胺悬浮剂喇叭口喷雾防治高龄幼虫(4～6龄)的防效较好,药后第1天、第3天和第7天高龄幼虫的防效分别为71.7%、84.5%和95.3%。     

防治新入侵害虫蜂巢小甲虫杀虫剂的室内筛选

蜂巢小甲虫Aethina tumida是一种新入侵为害蜜蜂蜂巢的危险性害虫,筛选出具有较高毒力水平的化学药剂防治该虫迫在眉睫。本文采用浸渍法测定了10种杀虫剂对蜂巢小甲虫幼虫的毒力。试验结果表明,10 mg/L高效氯氰菊酯、啶虫脒和功夫菊酯在24 h内对蜂巢小甲虫幼虫的致死率达到36.67%、33.33%和29.39%,而10 mg/L高效氯氰菊酯和功夫菊酯在48 h对蜂巢小甲虫幼虫的致死率均达到100%。啶虫脒、高效氯氰菊酯和功夫菊酯在24 h的LC_(50)分别为10.47 mg/L、16.94 mg/L和19.1 mg/L。其它受试的杀虫剂如多杀菌素、氟虫腈、氟啶脲、虫酰肼、敌百虫、阿维菌素和甲维盐的触杀致死率相对较低。筛选结果显示,啶虫脒、高效氯氰菊酯和功夫菊酯可作为目前防治蜂巢小甲虫的的重要参考防治药剂。     

Cytogenetic effects of pesticides. III. Induction of micronuclei in mouse bone marrow by the insecticides cypermethrin and rotenone

The production of micronuclei in mouse bone marrow by the pyrethroid insecticide, cypermethrin and the botanical insecticide, rotenone was examined. Three routes of administration were used for the insecticides: intraperitoneal, oral and dermal. The different routes of treatment with cypermethrin and rotenone caused toxicity of marrow as indicated by a significant increase in the percentage of polychromatic erythrocytes (PEs) over that of the control. Cypermethrin showed mutagenic potential as evidenced by a positive response in the micronucleus assay. Oral administration of the insecticide at a dietary level of 900 ppm for 7 and 14 consecutive days as well as double and multiple (total 4) dermal treatments (360 mg/kg body wt.) induced a statistically significant increase in the frequency of PEs with micronuclei. The conducted intraperitoneal (i.p.) treatments with cypermethrin: single injection at 60 and 180 mg/kg body wt., double and multiple injections (total 3) at 60 mg/kg body wt. did not affect the percentage of PEs with micronuclei. The different treatments with rotenone: single, double and multiple (i.p.) injections (total 3) at 2 and 3 mg/kg body wt., oral administration for 14 consecutive days at dietary level of 225 ppm and multiple dermal treatments (total 4) with 135 mg/kg body wt. showed no effect on the frequency of micronuclei in PEs.     

Laboratory testing of a lethal ovitrap for Aedes aegypti

Laboratory tests were conducted to determine the feasibility of making the mosquito ovitrap lethal to Aedes aegypti (L.) when they attempt to oviposit in the trap. Heavy-weight velour paper strips (2.54 x 11 cm) were used as an alternative to the wooden paddle normally provided as a substrate for mosquito oviposition. The paper strips were pretreated with insecticide solutions and allowed to dry before being used in oviposition cups of 473 ml capacity, filled with water initially to within 2.5 cm of the brim. Insecticides chosen for their quick knock-down efficacy were bendiocarb 76% WP (1.06 mg a.i./strip) and four pyrethroids: permethrin 25% WP (0.16 mg a.i./strip), deltamethin 4.75% SC (0.87 mg a.i./strip), cypermethrin 40% WP (2.81 mg a.i./strip), and cyfluthrin 20% WP (0.57 mg a.i./ strip). For experimental evaluation, two oviposition cups (one with an insecticide-treated strip and one with an untreated strip) were placed in cages (cubic 30 cm) with gravid female Ae. aegypti mosquitoes (aged 6-8 days) from a susceptible laboratory strain. Mortality-rates of female mosquitoes were 45% for bendiocarb, 47% for permethrin, 98% for deltamethrin, 100% for cypermethrin, and 100% for cyfluthrin. Young instar larvae added to the treated cups died within 2h. After water evaporation from the cups for 38 days, fresh mosquito females had access to previously submerged portions of the velour paper paddle, and mortality rates of 59% or more occurred. Cups that had water (360 ml) dripped into them, to simulate rain, produced female mosquito mortality rates of > 50% and all larvae died within 3 h of being added. These tests demonstrate that the ovitrap can be made lethal to both adults and larvae by insecticidal treatment of the ovistrip. Field efficacy trials are underway in Brazil to access the impact of this simple, low-cost, environmentally benign approach on populations of the dengue vector Ae. aegypti.     

Efficacy of Czechoslovak and Soviet Bacillus thuringiensis (serotype H-14) formulations against mosquito larvae

Laboratory and field comparisons were made with two wettable powder formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14 (B. t. H-14) prepared in Czechoslovakia ("Moskitur") and the USSR ("Baktokulicid"). Expressed in the international Aedes aegypti toxic units (TU X mg-1) the potency of these two test formulations was greater than that of the Institute Pasteur Standard IPS-78 (= 1,000 TU X mg-1), i.e. Moskitur had a potency of about 1,500 TU X mg-1 and the Soviet Baktokulicid 2,000 TU X mg-1. The Baktokulicid and Moskitur LC 90 values for laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti larvae were, respectively, 0.11 and 0.16 mg X l-1. The range of LC 90 values for the Czechoslovak wild-caught mosquito species of the genera Aedes and Culex was 0.14-0.31 mg X liter-1 with Moskitur, 0.11-0.41 mg X l-1 with Baktokulicid, and 0.16-0.48 mg X l-1 with IPS-78. The susceptibility of laboratory Anopheles stephensi larvae was close to that of Aedes aegypti, larvae of An. messeae required many times as much Baktokulicid (1.6 mg X l-1) and Moskitur (more than 6.4 mg X l-1) for 90% mortality as did other mosquito species. The aim of outdoor assays was to establish the minimum Moskitur and Baktokulicid rates giving a 100% control of mosquito larvae. For Ae. cantans breeding habitat in flood plain forest areas these rates ranged between 0.1-0.5 mg X l-1 (0.2-1.0 kg X ha-1), for Ae. vexans control on artificially irrigated meadows between 0.8-2.0 mg X l-1 (1.2-3.0 kg X ha-1). Consistently with laboratory bioassays, Baktokulicid gave 100% control of An. messeae 4th instar larvae at a dose as high as 3.2 mg X l-1, Moskitur gave 23.1% kill at 6.4 mg X l-1. The effect of Moskitur and Baktokulicid formulations was immediate, larvae that hatched 7-14 days posttreatment survived. The efficacy of B. t. H-14 outdoor treatments tended to markedly decrease with the larval densities exceeding 100 larvae per 1 dm2. Species of nontarget aquatic organisms, including the Diptera Chaoborus crystallinus, Mychlonyx sp. and Dixidae, were not noticeably affected by treatments with B. t. H-14 formulations used.     

Effects of sub-lethal concentrations of synthetic insecticides and Callitris glaucophylla extracts on the development of Aedes aegypti.

Synthetic and botanical insecticides can have a profound effect on the developmental period, growth, adult emergence, fecundity, fertility, and egg hatch, resulting in effective control at sub-lethal concentrations. This paper investigated sub-lethal concentrations of fenitrothion, lambda-cyhalothrin, and Callitris glaucophylla Joy Thomps. & L.P. Johnson (Cupressaceae) extract to characterize their effects on the development of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito larvae. The LC25, LC50, and LC75 (four replicates) were used for each synthetic insecticide and the LC25 and LC75 (four replicates) were used for C. glaucophylla. Observations of larval mortality, duration of larval stage, pupal mortality, duration of pupal stage, adult emergence, sex ratio, and malformations were recorded over 14 days. A dose-response effect was observed for all insecticides. Although C. glaucophylla extract doses were higher than synthetic insecticide doses, the LC75 treatment outperformed synthetics by completely prohibiting adult emergence. Consequently, this botanical is recommended for field application either in combination with synthetic or natural insecticides or alone.     

Enduring toxicity of transgenic Anabaena PCC 7120 expressing mosquito larvicidal genes from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis

Persistence of biological control agents against mosquito larvae was tested under simulated field conditions. Mosquito larvicidal activity of transgenic Anabaena PCC 7120 expressing cry4Aa, cry11Aa and p20 from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis was greater than B. thuringiensis ssp. israelensis primary powder (fun 89C06D) or wettable powder (WP) (Bactimos products) when either mixed with silt or exposed to sunlight outdoors. Reduction of Bactimos primary powder toxicity was at least 10-fold higher than Anabaena's after mixing with silt. In outdoors experiments, Bactimos WP remained toxic (over 30% mortality of 3rd instar Aedes aegypti larvae) for 2-4 days only, while transgenic Anabaena's toxicity endured 8-21 days.     

Effects of combining microbial and chemical insecticides on mortality of the Pecan Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

The pecan weevil, Curculio caryae (Horn), is a key pest of pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch]. Current control recommendations are based on chemical insecticide applications. Microbial control agents such as the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae (Weiser) and the fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin occur naturally in southeastern U.S. pecan orchards and have shown promise as alternative control agents for C. caryjae. Conceivably, the chemical and microbial agents occur simultaneously within pecan orchards or might be applied concurrently. The objective of this study was to determine the interactions between two chemical insecticides that are used in commercial C. caryae control (i.e., carbaryl and cypermethrin applied below field rates) and the microbial agents B. bassiana and S. carpocapsae. In laboratory experiments, pecan weevil larval or adult mortality was assessed after application of microbial or chemical treatments applied singly or in combination (microbial + chemical agent). The nature of interactions (antagonism, additivity, or synergy) in terms of weevil mortality was evaluated over 9 d (larvae) or 5 d (adults). Results for B. bassiana indicated synergistic activity with carbaryl and antagonism with cypermethrin in C. caryae larvae and adults. For S. carpocapsae, synergy was detected with both chemicals in C. caryae larvae, but only additive effects were detected in adult weevils. Our results indicate that the chemical-microbial combinations tested are compatible with the exception of B. bassiana and cypermethrin. In addition, combinations that exhibited synergistic interactions may provide enhanced C. caryae control in commercial field applications; thus, their potential merits further exploration.     

Acute toxicity and sub-lethal effects of a pyrethroid (cypermethrin) on survival,development and fitness of Helicoverpa armigera

The chickpea pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) is one of the most destructive pests of India and most of the countries. In this experiment, sub-lethal effects of cypermethrin were evaluated against sixth instar larvae of this pest that had ingested insecticide-treated chickpea pods. The LC₅₀, LC₃₀ and LC₁₀ values of cypermethrin were 80.38, 26.65 and 5.41?mg a.i.?L^?1, respectively, against sixth instar. The sub-lethal effects on fitness, eggs, larvae, pupae, adult longevity and reproduction were observed in H. armigera population that survived exposure to the sub-lethal doses of LC₅₀, LC₃₀ and LC₁₀ of cypermethrin. Survivorship was reduced to 36?days if H. armigera exposed to the sub-lethal dose of LC_50, whereas it was 42?days in unexposed groups. Larvae treated with LC₅₀ dose exhibit lowest intrinsic rate of increase (r_m) (0.0413 females/female/day) and highest (0.0517) with the unexposed group. Time taken by H. armigera to complete one generation (T_c) was 40.09?days, while this time significantly lowered to 32.85?days when exposed to the sub-lethal dose of LC₃₀. Hatching eggs were greatly reduced in the larvae exposed to cypermethrin at all the sub-lethal doses. About 430 eggs/female/generation were recorded after treatment with 80.38?mg/L as compared with untreated females (1390). Larvae that were exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of cypermethrin exhibited lower pupal weight and prolonged pupal developmental times compared control larvae. The overall fitness performance was better in the unexposed population as compared to the population exposed to sub-lethal doses.