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Effects of 45 insecticides, acaricides and molluscicides on the rove beetleAleochara bilineata (Col.: Staphylinidae) in the laboratory

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Effects of 45 insecticides, acaricides and molluscicides on adult females of the rove beetleAleochara bilineata were investigated in the laboratory. The pesticides were tested in concentrations equivalent to the highest recommended dosages for practical use. Mortality, egg production and hatch of the eggs were measured. The reproducibility of the test and the suitability of the strain ofA. bilineata used are discussed. The toxicity of the cholinesterase inhibitors tested was varying, but in general high. Only pirimicarb and acephate showed low toxicity. The pyrethroids tested were highly toxic, even though fluvalinate allowed a few eggs to be laid. The test did not give conclusive results for insect growth regulators. The ecological relevance of laboratory results is discussed, and it is concluded that only for pesticides with no or low toxicity can the results be used for prediction of effects in the field.

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L'effet de 45 insecticides, acaricides et molluscicides surAleochara bilineata a été étudié en laboratoire. Les pesticides testés étaient employés à des concentrations équivalentes aux plus fortes doses recommandées pour l'usage pratique. La mortalité, la production d'œufs et l'éclosion des œufs ont été observées. La possibilité de reproduire un test et le choix approprié de la souche employée d'A. bilineata sont discutés. Parmi les inhibiteurs de la cholinestérase testés, seuls le pyrimicarbe et l'acéphate montrent une faible toxicité. Les pyréthroïdes testés se sont révélés hautement toxiques, même si le fluvalinate permet une très faible ponte. L'expérience ne donne pas de résultats concluants quant aux régulateurs de croissance d'insectes. La validité, sur le plan écologique, de ces résultats en laboratoire est discutée: il en ressort que seuls les résultats concernant les pesticides de toxicité nulle ou faible peuvent être retenus pour prévoir les effets de ces produits sur le terrain.

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    Present address: Dept. of Ecotoxicology, Water Quality Institute, Science Park, Agern Allé 11, DK 2970, Hørsholm, Denmark

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Samsøe-Petersen, L. Effects of 45 insecticides, acaricides and molluscicides on the rove beetleAleochara bilineata (Col.: Staphylinidae) in the laboratory. Entomophaga 38, 371–382 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374455

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