The selectivity in the time of thiacloprid (Calypso 480 SC) applied at preblossom on the further Anthocoris nemoralis population build up in pears.
Predatory bugs (Anthocoris sp.) are key predators of the pear sucker (Psyllo pyri) in pear orchards. In order to enhance biological control it is important to verify if crop protection products applied against Psylla pyri display potential short- or long-term detrimental effects on Anthocoris populations. This study focuses on the impact of thiacloprid (Calypso 480 SC), applied at preblossom for the control of the first generation pear sucker Psylla pyri, on subsequent population build up of Anthocoris nemoralis later in the season. Hereto, five large-scale trials on pear Conference were conducted. Two types of orchards were selected: the first type is surrounded by abundant vegetation from which Anthocorids easily can fly in when attracted by the presence of prey (Psylla pyri); the second type has no "reservoir" vegetation around the orchard and here it is considered that mostly the residential population of Anthocorids constitutes the predation. In all five trials positioning of thiacloprid preblossom did not prevent the normal population build up of the predatory Anthocoris sp. population later in the season. As both in orchards with surrounding vegetation and in orchards without adjacent vegetation a regular build up of the Anthocoris sp. population was observed, the outcomes of this study indicate that a preblossom application of Calypso 480 SC can be considered as "selective in time" for further Anthocoridae dynamics.
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Zoology Department, pcfruit, Fruittuinweg 1, BE-3800 Sint-Truiden, Belgium. eva.bangels@pcfruit.be
Schoevaerts
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Beliën
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De Maeyer
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Gobin
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D000818:Animals; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000187:drug effects*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D011725:Pyridines / Q000633:toxicity*; D031989:Pyrus / Q000469:parasitology*; D013843:Thiazines / Q000633:toxicity*; D013997:Time Factors
D007306:Insecticides; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D011725:Pyridines; D013843:Thiazines; C417209:thiacloprid