Effects of a broad spectrum and biorational insecticides on parasitoids of the Nantucket pine tip moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

J Econ Entomol. 2001 Feb;94(1):112-5. doi: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.1.112.

Abstract

We examined effects of aerial application of acephate (Orthene), Bacillus thuringiensis variety kurstaki Berliner (Foray), and tebufenozide (Mimic) on larval/pupal parasitoids of the Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock), in the southwestern Georgia coastal plain. Parasitism of tip moths in acephate-treated plots was significantly lower than in untreated plots. Bacillus thuringiensis and tebufenozide showed no significant effects on parasitism. A tachinid, Lixophaga mediocris Aldrich, comprised a significantly greater proportion of emerging parasitoids in acephate-treated than in untreated control plots, whereas a chalcidid, Haltichella rhyacioniae Gahan, was less abundant in the acephate-treated plots. Acephate has a negative, but somewhat species-specific, impact on tip moth parasitism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacillus thuringiensis*
  • Host-Parasite Interactions
  • Hydrazines*
  • Insect Control / methods*
  • Insecticides*
  • Juvenile Hormones*
  • Moths / parasitology*
  • Organothiophosphorus Compounds*
  • Phosphoramides
  • Trees

Substances

  • Hydrazines
  • Insecticides
  • Juvenile Hormones
  • Organothiophosphorus Compounds
  • Phosphoramides
  • acephate
  • tebufenozide