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Laboratory studies using commercial formulations of mancozeb and dithianon at concentrations equivalent to recommended field rates of 200 and 80 g/hl, respectively, were conducted to evaluate toxic effects of these fungicides on the predatory miteAmblyseius andersoni Chant. In short-term tests where females were placed on apple-leaf disks and sprayed with mancozeb, no mortality of adults was observed; however, there was a 34% decrease in fecundity, a 7.1% decrease in egg hatch, and mortality of larvae and protonymphs was 6.7%. In long-term tests, a significant reduction in fecundity was also observed. A decrease in hatch that was dependent on age at time of treatment was found when eggs were treated directly with mancozeb. No effects on mite mortality or reproduction were observed in short-term tests with dithianon. These results suggest that dithianon might be considered as a potential alternative to mancozeb for scab control.
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Ioriatti, C., Pasqualini, E. & Toniolli, A. Effects of the fungicides mancozed and dithianon on mortality and reproduction of the predatory miteAmblyseius andersoni . Exp Appl Acarol 15, 109–116 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01275521
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