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Lethal and sublethal effects of cycloxaprid, a novel cis-nitromethylene neonicotinoid insecticide, on the mirid bug Apolygus lucorum

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Recently, Apolygus lucorum (Hemiptera: Miridae) has become an important insect pest of Bt cotton and fruit trees in China. At present, the application of chemical insecticides is the main control option for this pest. We investigated the lethal effect of seven neonicotinoid insecticides on A. lucorum adults, including six commercialized neonicotinoids and a novel one, cycloxaprid, which is developed in China. In addition, we assessed the sublethal physiological (longevity, fecundity) and behavioral (pre-oviposition and oviposition periods) effects of LD10 (low lethal dose) and LD40 (moderate lethal dose) of cycloxaprid on the mirid bug. Lethal effect of the insecticides was determined using a topical exposure method; contact toxicity against the adults was ranked as follows: cycloxaprid, nitenpyram > clothianidin > acetamiprid, imidacloprid > thiamethoxam > dinotefuran. Among these insecticides, the toxicity of cycloxaprid against the adults was the highest; its LD50 value was 2.54 ng a.i. (active ingredient)/adult. Both LD10 (0.74 ng a.i./adult) and LD40 (1.98 ng a.i./adult) of cycloxaprid induced sublethal effects in the adults; we observed a reduced longevity in males and the LD40 also shortened the longevity of females. In addition, the LD40 prolonged the pre-oviposition period and shortened the oviposition period of females, and it decreased their fecundity. The hatching rate of eggs laid by the females exposed to LD10 and LD40 greatly decreased (two-fold lower when exposed to LD40). Our results demonstrate that cycloxaprid is among the best candidate insecticides for controlling A. lucorum, and it showed significant lethal and sublethal effects on this mirid bug.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr. Fengshou Dong (Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) for his assistance in collecting the six commercial insecticides. This research was supported by the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201103012) and the National Natural Science Funds (No. 31321004).

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China

    Hongsheng Pan, Yongqiang Liu, Bing Liu, Yanhui Lu & Kongming Wu

  2. East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Xiaoyong Xu & Xuhong Qian

  3. French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), 400 Route des Chappes, 06903, Sophia-Antipolis, France

    Nicolas Desneux

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Pan, H., Liu, Y., Liu, B. et al. Lethal and sublethal effects of cycloxaprid, a novel cis-nitromethylene neonicotinoid insecticide, on the mirid bug Apolygus lucorum . J Pest Sci 87, 731–738 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-014-0610-6

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