Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Fitness Cost of Methoxyfenozide and the Effects of Its Sublethal Doses on Development, Reproduction, and Survival of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

  • Pest Management
  • Published:
Neotropical Entomology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In the present study, two experiments were designed to investigate the lethal and sublethal effects of methoxyfenozide on Spodoptera litura (F.). The first experiment was conducted to explore the fitness cost of methoxyfenozide resistance in a methoxyfenozide-resistant strain (selected with methoxyfenozide for 13 consecutive generations), leading to resistance ratio to methoxyfenozide 83.0- and 2359-fold higher when compared to the field and susceptible populations with a fitness cost of 0.17. In the second experiment, second instars of the susceptible strain were treated with sublethal doses of methoxyfenozide (LC30, LC20, and LC10) by diet incorporation for larval feeding for 3 days. It was observed that higher concentrations of methoxyfenozide significantly prolonged the larval and pupal development time of S. litura as compared to the control treatment. The number of eggs per female, egg hatching, sex ratio, and longevity of adults of methoxyfenozide-treated groups was greatly reduced as compared to untreated S. litura. Our data clearly indicated that fitness cost of methoxyfenozide and its sublethal effects on S. litura has an important impact on its population dynamics.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig 1
Fig 2

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Abbas N, Shad SA, Razaq M (2012) Fitness cost, cross resistance and realized heritability of resistance to imidacloprid in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Pestic Biochem Physiol 103:181–188

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Abbas N, Samiullah, Shad SA, Razaq M, Waheed A, Aslam M (2014) Resistance of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to profenofos: relative fitness and cross resistance. Crop Prot 58:49–54

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Abbot WS (1925) A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide. J Econ Entomol 18:265–267

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Adamski Z, Machalska K, Chorostkowska K, Niewadzi M, Ziemnicki K, Hirsch HVB (2009) Effects of sublethal concentrations of fenitrothion on beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) development and reproduction. Pestic Biochem Physiol 94:73–78

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Addinsoft (2007) XLSTAT 2007, Data analysis and statistics with Microsoft Excel, Paris, France MacOS ed

  • Couty A, De la Vina G, Clark SJ, Kaiser L, Pham-Delegue MH, Poppy GM (2001) Direct and indirect sublethal effects of Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) on the development of a potato-aphid parasitoid, Aphelinus abdominalis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). J Insect Physiol 47:533–561

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cripe GM, Mckenney CL, Hoglund MD Jr, Harris PS (2003) Effects of fenoxycarb exposure on complete larval development of the xanthid crab, Rhithropanopeus harrisii. Environ Pollut 125:295–299

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Dhadialla S, Carlson R, Le P (1998) New insecticides with ecdysteroidal and juvenile hormone activity. Annu Rev Entomol 43:545–569

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Dhir BC, Mohapatra HK, Senapati B (1992) Assessment of crop loss in ground nut due to tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (F.). Indian J Plant Prot 20:215–217

    Google Scholar 

  • Eizaguirre M, Lopez C, Schafellner C, Schnal F (2007) Effects of ecdysteroid agonist RH-2485 reveal interactions between ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones in the development of Sesamia nonagrioides. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 65:74–84

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Ellis SE (2005) New pest response guidelines: Spodoptera USDA/APHIS/PPQ/PDMP

  • Feaskin SD (1973) Pest control in groundnut. PANS Manual No.2. Centre for Overseas Pest Research. Overseas Development Administration, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Finney DG (1971) Probit analysis, 3rd edn. Cambridge University Press, UK

    Google Scholar 

  • Fujiwara Y, Takahashi T, Yoshioka T, Nakasuji F (2002) Changes in the egg size of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) treated with fenvalerate at sublethal doses and viability of the eggs. Appl Entomol Zool 37:103–109

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Holloway JD (1989) The moths of Borneo: family Noctuidae, trifine subfamilies: Noctuinae, Heliothinae, Hadeniae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae, Agaristinae. Malayan Nat J 42:57–226

    Google Scholar 

  • Jia B, Liu Y, Zhu YC, Liu X, Gao C, Shen J (2009) Inheritance, fitness cost and mechanism of resistance to tebufenozide in Spodoptera exigua (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Pest Manag Sci 65:996–1002

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • LeOra Software (2003) Poloplus, A user’s guide to probit or logit analysis, LeOra Software, Berkeley, CA, USA

  • Ling S, Zhang H, Zhang R (2011) Effect of fenvalerate on the reproduction and fitness costs of the brown plant hopper, Nilaparvata lugens and its resistance mechanism. Pestic Biochem Physiol 101:148–153

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Liu Z, Han Z (2006) Fitness costs of laboratory-selected imidacloprid resistance in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens Stal. Pest Manag Sci 62:279–282

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Liu DG, Trumble JT (2005) Interactions of plant resistance and insecticides on the development and survival of Bactericerca cockerelli (Homoptera: Psyllidae). Crop Prot 24:111–117

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pineda S, Smagghe G, Schneider MI, Estal PD, Vinuela E, Martinez AM, Budia F (2006) Toxicity and pharmacokinetics of spinosad and methoxyfenozide to Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Environ Entomol 35:856–864

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pineda S, Schneider M, Smagghe G, Martinez AN, Del Estal P, Vinuela E, Valle J, Budia F (2007) Lethal and sublethal effects of methoxyfenozide and spinosad on Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J Econ Entomol 100:773–780

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Pineda S, Martinez AM, Figueroa JI, Schneider MI, Estal PD, Vinuela E, Gomez B, Smagghe G, Budia F (2009) Influence of azadirachtin and methoxyfenozide on life parameters of Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J Econ Entomol 102:1490–1496

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Pogue MG (2003) World Spodoptera database (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). US Department of Agriculture, Systematics and Entomology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD.

  • Rehan A, Freed S (2014) Resistance selection, mechanism and stability of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to methoxyfenozide. Pestic Biochem Physiol 110:7–12

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Saber M, Parsaeyan E, Vojoudi S, Bagheri M, Mehrvar A, Kamita SG (2013) Acute toxicity and sublethal effects of methoxyfenozide and thiodicarb on survival, development and reproduction of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Crop Prot 43:14–17

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Salem H, Smagghe G, Degheele D (1997) Effects of tebufenozide on oocyte growth in Plodia interpunctella. Med Fac Land Toege Biol Wet Gent 62:9–13

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schneider MI, Smagghe G, Pineda S, Vinuela E (2004) Action of growth regulators and spinosad on life history parameters and absorption in third-instar larvae of the endoparasitoid Hyposoter didymator. Biol Control 31:189–198

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schneider MI, Smagghe G, Pineda S, Vinuela E (2008) Studies on ecological impact of four IGR insecticides in adult Hyposoter didymator (Hym., Ichneumonidae). Pharmacokinetics approach. Ecotoxicology 17:181–188

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Singh JP, Marwaha KK (2000) Effects of sublethal concentrations of some insecticides on growth and development of maize stalk borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) larvae. Shashpa 7:181–186

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Smagghe G, Degheele D (1992) Effect of the nonsteroidal ecdysteroid agonist RH 5849 on reproduction of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Parasitica 48:23–29

    Google Scholar 

  • Smagghe G, Pineda S, Carton B, Estal PD, Budia F, Vinuela E (2003) Toxicity and kinetics of methoxyfenozide in greenhouse-selected Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Pest Manag Sci 59:1203–1209

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Stapel JO, Cortesero AM, Lewis WJ (2000) Disruptive sublethal effects of insecticides on biological control: altered foraging ability and life span of a parasitoid after feeding on extra floral nectar of cotton treated with systemic insecticides. Biol Control 17:243–249

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Stark JD, Banks JE (2003) Population-level effects of pesticides on beneficial arthropods. Annu Rev Entomol 48:505–519

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Stark JD, Rangus T (1994) Lethal and sublethal effects of neem insecticide, Margosan-O, on the pea aphid. Pestic Sci 41:155–160

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sundaram M, Palli SR, Smagghe G, Ishaaya I, Feng QL, Primavera M (2002) Effect of RH-5992 on adult development in the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 32:225–231

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Trisyono A, Chippendale M (1997) Effect of the non-steroidal ecdysone agonists, methoxyfenozide, and tebufenozide, on the European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J Econ Entomol 90:1486–1492

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Trisyono A, Chippendale M (1998) Effect of the ecdysone agonists, RH-2485 and tebufenozide, on the Southern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella. Pestic Sci 53:177–185

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yin XH, Wu QJ, Li XF, Zhang YJ, Xu BY (2008) Sublethal effects of spinosad on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae). Crop Prot 27:1385–1391

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zalizniak L, Nugegoda D (2006) Effects of sublethal concentrations of chlorpyrifos on three successive generations of Daphnia carinata. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 64:207–214

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Dept of Entomology, Fac of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya Univ, Multan, Pakistan

    A Rehan & S Freed

Authors
  1. A Rehan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. S Freed
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to S Freed.

Additional information

Edited by Raul N Guedes – UFV

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Rehan, A., Freed, S. Fitness Cost of Methoxyfenozide and the Effects of Its Sublethal Doses on Development, Reproduction, and Survival of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Neotrop Entomol 44, 513–520 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-015-0306-5

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-015-0306-5

Keywords

Search

Navigation