Effects of various insecticides on ragweed leaf beetle (Ophraella communa LeSage)

  • Nenad Tamaš
  • Marko Sretenović
  • Novica Miletić
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/30actaherb-34938
Keywords: O. communa, insecticides, effects

Abstract


In a laboratory screening test, the effects of acetamiprid, lambda-cyhalothrin, abamectin, phosmet and chlorantraniliprole on ragweed leaf beetle (Ophraella communa LeSage) were examined in order to investigate their selectivity for this species in crops and orchards where they are used, but also the possibility of their application in case of its appearance on cultivated sunflower in order to prevent damage. Commercial insecticidal formulations were used for the test, in doses recommended for the control of a related species, Colorado potato beetle. The experiment was performed according to a standard, partially adapted method for determining the sensitivity of the Colorado potato beetle to insecticides.

Based on the test results, it was determined that lambda-cyhalothrin, abamectin and phosmet are non-selective for this species, causing high mortality of individuals (100%). Weaker effects (mortality of 88.16% -89.39%) were shown by acetamiprid, and its effect on this insect species can be assessed as weakly selective. Chlorantraniliprol showed high selectivity and very poor efficacy in O. communa control (mortality of 40.79% -45.45%). Its application in crops and orchards would not significantly reduce the number of ragweed leaf beetles.

References

Bonini, M., Šikoparija, B., Prentović, M., Cislaghi, G., Colombo, P., Testoni, C., Grewling, L., Lommen, S. T. E., Müller-Schärer, H., Smith, M. Is the recent decrease in airborne Ambrosia pollen in the Milan area due to the accidental introduction of the ragweed leaf beetle Ophraella communa? Aerobiologia 31, 499–513, 2015.
Boriani, M., Calvi, M., Taddei, A., Tantartini, A., Cavagna, B., Spadoni Andreani, F., Montagna, M., Bonini, M., Lommen, S., Müller-Schärer, H. Ophraella communa segnalata in Italia su Ambrosia. L’Informatore agrario, 69 (34), 61, 2013.
Dernovici, S. Susceptibility of sunflower to Ophraella communa LeSage (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a candidate for the biological control of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.). A Thesis, Department of Plant Science, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Canada, 2003.
Inđić, D., Vuković, S., , Tanasković, S., Grahovac, M., Kereši, T., Gvozdenac, S., Savčić-Petrić, S. Skrining test u detekciji osetljivosti krompirove zlatice na insekticide. Pesticidi i fitomedicina, 27 (1), 59-67, 2012.
Müller-Schärer, H., Lommen, S.T., Rossinelli, M., Bonini, M., Boriani, M., Bosio, G., Schaffner, U. Ophraella communa, the ragweed leaf beetle, has successfully landed in Europe: Fortunate coincidence or threat? Weed Research, 54 (2), 109–119, 2014.
Palmer, W. A., Goeden, R. D. The host range of Opheraella communa Lesage (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 45, 115–120, 1991.
Petrović-Obradović, O., Smiljanić, D., Čkrkić Matijević, M. Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) has arrived in Serbia. Acta Entomologica Serbica, 25 (2), 101-104, 2020.
Seljak, G. Ophraella communa Le Sage, 1985 - ambrozijev lepenec. Biotska raznovrsnost Slovenije, 2017.
Sun, Y., Zhou, Z., Wang, R., Müller-Schärer, H. Biological control opportunities of ragweed are predicted to decrease with climate change in East Asia. Biodiversity Science, 25, 1285–1294, 2017.
Vrbničanin, S., Malidža, G., Stefanović, L., Elezović, I., Stanković-Kalezić, R., Marisavljević, D., Radovanov-Jovanović, K., Pavlović, D., Gavrić, M.: Distribucija nekih ekonomski štetnih, invazivnih i karantinskih korovskih vrsta na području Srbije. I deo: Prostorna distribucija i zastupljenost osam korovskih vrsta na području Srbije. Biljni lekar, 36 (5), 303-313, 2008.
Zadravec, M., Horvatić, B., Prpić, P. The Balkans invaded – first record of Ophraella communa LeSage, 1986 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Croatia. BioInvasions Records 8 (3), 521–529, 2019.
Zhou, Z., Wan, F., Guo, J. Common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia. In: Wan, F., Jiang, M., Zhan, A. (Eds.), Biological Invasions and Its Management in China. Springer, pp. 99–109, 2017.
Zhou, Z. S., Guo, J. Y., Zheng, X. W., Luo, M., Chen, H. S., Wan, F. H. Reevaluation of biosecurity of Ophraella communa against sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 21, 1147–1160, 2011.
Published
2022/01/06
Issue
Vol. 30 No. 2 (2021): Acta herbologica
Section
Suzbijanje korova
Autori koji objavljuju u ovom časopisu pristaju na sledeće uslove:

  1. Autori zadržavaju autorska prava i pružaju časopisu pravo prvog objavljivanja rada i licenciraju ga "Creative Commons Attribution licencom" koja omogućava drugima da dele rad, uz uslov navođenja autorstva i izvornog objavljivanja u ovom časopisu.

  2. Autori mogu izraditi zasebne, ugovorne aranžmane za neekskluzivnu distribuciju članka objavljenog u časopisu (npr. postavljanje u institucionalni repozitorijum ili objavljivanje u knjizi), uz navođenje da je članak izvorno objavljen u ovom časopisu.

  3. Autorima je dozvoljeno i podstiču se da postave objavljeni članak onlajn (npr. u institucionalni repozitorijum ili na svoju internet stranicu) pre ili tokom postupka prijave rukopisa, s obzirom da takav postupak može voditi produktivnoj razmeni ideja i ranijoj i većoj citiranosti objavljenog članka (Vidi Efekti otvorenog pristupa).