Selectivity of chlorantraniliprole to parasitoid wasps.
BACKGROUND
Chlorantraniliprole is a novel anthranilic diamide insecticide registered for use in vegetables, fruits, grains and turf against a variety of insect pests. The objective of this article is to summarize results of acute toxicity testing of chlorantraniliprole on seven species of parasitic wasps with wide geographic distribution and relevance to different crops and integrated pest management (IPM) programmes.


RESULTS
Tier-1, worst-case laboratory studies evaluated wasp survival and reproduction following different exposure concentrations and scenarios to chlorantraniliprole (i.e. fresh-dried spray deposits on glass plates, direct contact, ingestion, egg card, dipped leaf residue bioassays, sprayed mummies). No statistically significant effects on adult survival, percentage parasitism or emergence were observed following exposures to chlorantraniliprole compared with controls.


CONCLUSIONS
Chlorantraniliprole was harmless to the parasitoid wasp species tested according to IOBC classification criteria (<30% effects) and may be a useful tool in IPM programmes.
Brugger
Kristin E
KE
DuPont Crop Protection Products, Stine-Haskell Research Center, Newark, DE, USA. kristin.e.brugger@usa.dupont.com
Cole
Peter G
PG
Newman
Ingrid C
IC
Parker
Nathaniel
N
Scholz
Brad
B
Suvagia
Pankaj
P
Walker
Graham
G
Hammond
Timothy G
TG
D000818:Animals; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027845:Malus / Q000469:parasitology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D014863:Wasps / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates / Q000494:pharmacology*
D007306:Insecticides; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates; C517733:chlorantranilipole