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Eggs from a laboratory culture ofAmblyseius gossipi El-Badry laid on cotton strands were placed on leaf discs and sprayed with various pesticides or water for 40 s. The eggs were allowed to dry and then transferred to new discs. Compounds tested were cypermethrin, flucythrinate, fenvalerate, cyfluthrin, pyridaphenthion, methamidophos, dichlorvos and dicofol. Only methamidophos was inactive on the egg stage. When sprayed at a level of 400 ppm, eggs were highly susceptible to flucythrinate, cyfluthrin, pyridaphenthion, and fenvalerate and were slightly susceptible to dichlorvos and dicofol. Viability of eggs decreased as the concentration of the effective compounds increased. Older eggs were more sensitive than younger ones. None of the larvae from eggs treated with flucythrinate and pyridaphenthion were able to develop beyond the larval stage.
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Les œufs d'un élevage de laboratoire d'Amblyseius gossipi El-Badry pondus sur des fibres de coton furent placés sur des disques de feuille et traités avec des produits phytosanitaires variés ou de l'eau durant 40 s. Les œufs une fois ressuyés furent transférés sur de nouveaux disques. Les composés testés furent la cypermethrine, le flucythrinate, le fenvalerate, le cyfluthrine, le pyridaphenthion, le metamidophos, le dichlorvos et le dicofol. Seul le methamidophos était inactif sur le stade œuf. Traités à la dose de 400 ppm, les œufs furent très sensibles au flucythrinate, au cyfluthrine, au pyridaphenthion et au fenvalerate et légèrement sensible au dichlorvos et au dicofol. La variabilité des œufs décroissait comme augmentait la concentration des composés efficaces. Des œufs âgés furent plus sensibles que des œufs plus jeunes. Aucune des larves issues d'œufs traités au flucythrinate et au pyridaphenthion n'étaient capables de se développer au-delà du stade larvaire.
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El-Banhawy, E.M., Abou-Awad, B.A. Effect of synthetic pyrethroids and other compounds on the susceptibility and development of the egg stage of the predacious miteAmblyseius gossipi [Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae] . Entomophaga 30, 265–270 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372227
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372227