Toxicity of insecticides to egg parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis Ishii under laboratory and semi-field conditions Kumar Anoop*, Singh N.N.1, Mishra V.K.1 ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, L.B.S. Building, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012 1Department of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005 (U.P.) *anooptiwariento@gmail.com
Online published on 20 July, 2019. Abstract Toxicity of commonly used insecticides was evaluated on egg parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis. Adult wasps were exposed to different insecticides at their recommended field dosage. Chlorantraniliprole, indoxacarb, diafenthiuron, spiromesifen and pyridalyl were found harmless (IOBC class-1, < 30% mortality) whereas, imidacloprid was found harmful (IOBC class-4, > 99% mortality) to adult T. chilonis. Under semi-field conditions only imidacloprid showed slight persistent toxicity and all other tested insecticides showed no persistent toxicity. Chlorantraniliprole, indoxacarb, diafenthiuron, spiromesifen and pyridalyl tested under the study were also found to have no adverse effect on the biotic potential of T. chilonis up to next generation. Top Keywords Biosafety, Insecticides, Trichogramma chilonis.. Top |