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Title: FEEDING BEHAVIOR OF WHITEFLY PREDATORS EXPOSED TO INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS AND CONVENTIONAL INSECTICIDES

Author
item Hagler, James
item Naranjo, Steven

Submitted to: National Research and Action Plan for Silver Leaf Whitefly
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/1/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: A field study was conducted to evaluate the sub-lethal effects of insect growth regulators (buprofezin and pyriproxyfen) and conventional insecticides on predator foraging behavior. Management systems included two whitefly growth regulators, a rotation of conventional insecticides, and an untreated control. All insecticides were applied according to recommended thresholds. Gut contents of over 33,000 predators representing over 25 genera were examined for whitefly prey remains using a whitefly monoclonal antibody-based ELISA. These data are currently being analyzed and summarized.