Toxicity of insecticides to obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana, larvae and adults exposed previously to neem seed oil |
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Authors: | D Thomas Lowery and Michael J Smirle |
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Institution: | (1) Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, BC, Canada, VOH 1ZO |
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Abstract: | Adult and sixth instar obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris), exposed previously as fifth instar larvae to sub-lethal concentrations of neem, Azadirachta indica A. Juss., seed oil contained in artificial diet were more susceptible to topically applied pyrethroid, carbamate and organophosphate insecticides than C. rosaceana reared on control diets. Increased susceptibility to insecticides did not result from reduced vigour, as measured by reductions in adult or larval weights, but is instead correlated with previously demonstrated reductions in detoxication enzyme activities. The modest increases in susceptibilities, not exceeding ca. 4.5-fold, for C. rosaceana exposed to neem were achieved with subjects from a susceptible laboratory colony; a larger response could be expected for resistant field populations having elevated detoxication enzyme levels. Neem-based insecticides could be useful tools for the management of orchard pests that have developed resistance to synthetic neurotoxins. These findings also contribute to a better understanding of the numerous physiological changes that occur in larval Lepidoptera following exposure to neem extracts. |
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Keywords: | obliquebanded leafroller Choristoneura rosaceana neem Azadirachta indica insecticides toxicity |
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