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Relative toxicity of two insecticides to Coccinella septempunctata and Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Implications for Integrated Management of the aphids, Myzus persicae and Aphis fabae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

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Damage of crop plants in Greece by aphids results in serious economic losses for growers. In Greece, aphids are mainly controlled by chemical insecticides such as neonicotinoids and pyrethroids. In the present study, the response of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and Aphis fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae) parthenogenetic lineages to imidacloprid and deltamethrin was examined. We evaluated toxicity of imidacloprid and deltamethrin on the fourth instar larvae of Coccinella septempunctata L. and Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Most of the A. fabae lineages showed low resistance factors (RRs) to both insecticides. However, 40% and 100% of M. persicae lineages showed moderate Resistance Ratios RRs values (> 10) for imidacloprid and deltamethrin, respectively. The Hazard quotient (HQ) values indicated that imidacloprid and deltamethrin may adversely affect C. septempunctata and H. variegata. We suggest that, the use of these insecticides should be carefully applied within Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs.

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We thank Spiro Gianakouli for assistance with the laboratory bioassays.

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This research is implemented through IKY scholarships programme and co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the action entitled ʻʻReinforcement of Postdoctoral Researchers”, in the framework of the Operational Programme” Human Resources Development Program, Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2014 – 2020.

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  1. Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agriculture, University of Peloponnese, Kalamata Campus, Antikalamos, 24100, Kalamata, Greece

    Panagiotis J. Skouras, Marina Mprokaki, Kostas Anagnostelis & George J. Stathas

  2. Laboratory of Plant Protection Products, Department of Agriculture, University of Peloponnese, Kalamata Campus, Antikalamos, 24100, Kalamata, Greece

    Vasilis Demopoulos

  3. Floriculture and Landscape Architecture Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, University of Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100, Kalamata, Greece

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  4. Department of Olive and Horticultural Crops, Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture, ELGO - DIMITRA, 87 Lakonikis str., 24100, Kalamata, Greece

    Vasileios Stournaras

  5. Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata Campus, 24100, Antikalamos, Greece

    Costas Delis

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Skouras, P.J., Demopoulos, V., Mprokaki, M. et al. Relative toxicity of two insecticides to Coccinella septempunctata and Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Implications for Integrated Management of the aphids, Myzus persicae and Aphis fabae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Phytoparasitica 50, 141–150 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-021-00935-7

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