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Effect of the insecticides abamectin and lufenuron on eggs and larvae of Chrysoperla externa under laboratory conditions

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The side effects of twoinsecticides/acaricides, abamectin andlufenuron, on the eggs and larvae of Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) were studied inthe laboratory (25 ± 2°C, 62 ±10% RH and 12-h photophase). The analyticalmethods used were those proposed by theInternational Organization for BiologicalControl (IOBC) – Working Group for ‘Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms’. Chrysoperla externa eggviability was not affected by abamectin.Neonate larvae from abamectin sprayed eggs aswell as first, second and third instar larvaethat were directly treated, developed normallyand yielded normal adults. Lufenuron presentedno adverse effects on egg survival. However,lufenuron induced high mortality in neonatelarvae from treated eggs. These neonates, aswell as lufenuron treated first and secondinstar larvae could not molt. In the thirdinstar, high pupal mortality occurred. Theresults showed that abamectin is innocuous andthat lufenurom is toxic to Chrysoperlaexterna eggs and larvae.

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Bueno, A., Freitas, S. Effect of the insecticides abamectin and lufenuron on eggs and larvae of Chrysoperla externa under laboratory conditions. BioControl 49, 277–283 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BICO.0000025375.07428.0b

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