title: Toxic effects of hexaflumuron on the development of Coccinella septempunctata.
abstract: Studying the toxic risk of pesticide exposure to ladybird beetles is important from an agronomical and ecological perspective since larval and adult ladybirds are dominant predators of herbivorous pest insects (e.g., aphids) in various crops in China. This article mainly deals with the long-term effects of a single application of the insect growth regulator hexaflumuron on Coccinella septempunctata. A 72-h and a 33-day toxicity test with hexaflumuron (single application) were performed, starting with the second instar larvae of C. septempunctata. Exposure doses in the long-term experiment were based on the estimated 72-h acute LR50 (application rate causing 50% mortality) value of 304 g active ingredient (a.i.) ha(-1) for second instar larvae of C. septempunctata. The long-term test used five hexaflumuron doses as treatment levels (1/50, 1/100, 1/200, 1/400, and 1/800 of the 72-h acute LR50), as well as a solvent control and blank control treatment. The measurement endpoints used to calculate no observed effect application rates (NOERs) included development time, hatching, pupation, adult emergence, survival, and number of eggs produced. Analyzing the experimental data with one-way analysis of variance showed that the single hexaflumuron application had significant effects on C. septempunctata endpoints in the 33-day test, including effects on development duration (NOER 1.52 g a.i. ha(-1)), hatching (NOER 3.04 g a.i. ha(-1)), pupation (NOER 3.04 g a.i. ha(-1)), and survival (NOER 1.52 g a.i. ha(-1)). These NOERs are lower than the reported maximum field application rate of hexaflumuron (135 g a.i. ha(-1)) in cotton cultivation, suggesting potential risks to beneficial arthropods.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), 100083, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Caihong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Maoran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ronghua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yongquan
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Theo C M
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Brock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001549:Benzamides / Q000633:toxicity*; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D007605:Juvenile Hormones / Q000633:toxicity; D007814:Larva; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D005466:Fluorocarbons
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D007306:Insecticides; D007605:Juvenile Hormones; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; C058039:hexafluoron; D005466:Fluorocarbons
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