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Lethal and sublethal effects of three insecticides on the aphid parasitoid, Lysiphlebus fabarum Marshall (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae)

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Lysiphlebus fabarum Marshall is the main parasitoid of the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli. Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides, thiacloprid+deltamethrin, pirimicarb and pymetrozine were evaluated on the parasitoid under laboratory conditions. One-day-old mummies were exposed to the recommended field concentration of either insecticides via dipping method. Adult emergences were reduced by 82.67, 19.98 and 10.67 % for thiacloprid+deltamethrin, pirimicarb and pymetrozine treatments, respectively. Thiacloprid+deltamethrin had the most adverse effect on the fecundity of the emerged females, while pirimicarb and pymetrozine did not have such effects. According to International organization for biological control (IOBC) insecticide toxicity classification, thiacloprid+deltamethrin resulted to be moderately harmful (E = 97.39%), whereas pirimicarb (E = 15.78%) and pymetrozine (E = 5.15%) were harmless. Thiacloprid+deltamethrin negatively affected five of the estimated demographic parameters (GRR, R 0 , r m , λ and T ). Pirimicarb negatively affected GRR, R 0 and T, while it had no adverse effects on r m and λ. None of the studied demographic parameters were affected by pymetrozine. Our results suggest that pirimicarb and pymetrozine can be considered as safe for L. fabarum, but that thiacloprid+deltamethrin can have serious detrimental of this parasitoid in the field.

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We would like to acknowledge the financial support of University of Tehran for this research under grant number 73131676-6-03. This research project was funded in part by the Center of Excellence in Plant Protection, Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, Iran.

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Mardani, A., Sabahi, Q., Rasekh, A. et al. Lethal and sublethal effects of three insecticides on the aphid parasitoid, Lysiphlebus fabarum Marshall (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae). Phytoparasitica 44, 91–98 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-015-0502-1

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