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Favorable compatibility of nitenpyram with the aphid predator, Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

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The increasing demand for lessening the chemical input in agricultural ecosystems requires an efficient combination of pesticides and biological controls. Thus, fully understanding the compatibility of pesticides and beneficial arthropod predators is helpful and essential. In this study, we evaluated the influence of nitenpyram on both larvae and adults of Coccinella septempunctata using exposure doses of 10, 25, 50, 100, and 150% of the maximum recommended field rate (MRFR) (3, 7.5, 15, 30, and 45 g a.i. ha−1, respectively) and a blank control based on a preliminary acute 72-h toxicity experiment. In the long-term test, the LR50 (application rate causing the mortality of 50% of the individuals) of nitenpyram for C. septempunctata decreased from 73.43 to 63.0 g a.i. ha−1, while the HQ (hazard quotient) values remained below the threshold value of 2. Nitenpyram did not significantly influence the survival rate, fecundity, pupation, or adult emergence at 150% of the label rate (lowest LR50 = 63.0 g a.i. ha−1), and its demonstrated NOER (No Observed Effect application Rates) values are all above 45 g a.i. ha−1. Likewise, the total developmental time and egg hatchability were not significantly affected at 100% of the label rate (NOER = 30 g a.i. ha−1). The assessment of the total effect (E) suggested that nitenpyram could be classified as harmless to C. septempunctata below/at a dose of 30 g a.i. ha−1. The lowest LR50 and NOER values were both above the maximum recommended field application rate for nitenpyram (30 g a.i. ha−1) for controlling aphids in China. All results indicated that the on-label use of nitenpyram is compatible with the natural enemy C. septempunctata in agricultural ecosystems.

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This work was supported by a grant from the National Key Research Development Program of China (2017YFD0201900) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 31471803).

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    Jiangong Jiang, Dicheng Ma, Zhengqun Zhang, Feng Liu & Wei Mu

  2. College of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, Shandong, China

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Information on the preliminary 72-h acute toxicity experiment evaluating the effects of nitenpyram on C. septempunctata is provided in Table S1.

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Jiang, J., Ma, D., Zhang, Z. et al. Favorable compatibility of nitenpyram with the aphid predator, Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 27393–27401 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2785-5

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