The Adonis ladybird, Hippodamia variegataGoeze (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is known as an important predator of the Common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt & Lauterer (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). Despite using the selective pesticides to manage the pests in the pistachio orchards, these chemicals have influenced non-target organisms like predators and parasitoids. ...

BACKGROUND Since the discovery of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (emerald ash borer) in 2002, researchers have tested several methods of chemical control. Soil drench or trunk injection products containing imidacloprid are commonly used to control adults. However, efficacy can be highly variable and may be due to uneven translocation of systemic insecticides. The purpose of this study was to det...

A total of 250 samples-including fruits, fruit juices, and baby foods (50 samples each), vegetables (70 samples), and cereals (30 samples)-were collected from Lucknow, India, and analyzed for the presence of imidacloprid residues. The QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) method of extraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis were carried out, an...

Neonicotinoids are currently the fastest-growing class of insecticides. In 2004, imidacloprid (a neonicotinoid) was registered for house fly control in the United States. This study was undertaken to examine the relative susceptibility of laboratory strains of house flies to imidacloprid using a feeding assay, to determine the relative susceptibility of field collected house flies before imidac...

The effect of imidacloprid on fecundity in twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch, was investigated in laboratory experiments using individual females on bean leaf discs. Mites were directly exposed to spray formulations of imidacloprid or fed on discs cut from a systemically treated bean plant. Imidacloprid-treated T. urticae produced 10-26% more eggs during the first 12 d of adult ...

the effect of the fungus, metarhizium anisopliae, sub-lethal dose of imidacloprid, the aphid, myzus persicae and the three canola cultivars under microcosm conditions inside plastic cages in greenhouse (27 ± 3°c, rh 90 ± 5 %) indicated that field and semi-field concentrations of the fungus significantly reduced the population of green peach aphid (gpa) as well as in combination with lc10 of imi...

Aim: To ascertain the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and to investigate the acute oral toxic effects of imidacloprid towards Swiss albino male mice. Materials and Methods: The MTD of imidacloprid was determined in pilot dose range finding study following the standard method. Animals were observed for toxic signs and symptoms after oral administration of MTD of imidacloprid in single dose. th The ...

Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is one of the most serious nonnative invasive forest insects discovered in North America in recent years. A. glabripennis is regulated by federal quarantines in the United States and Canada and is the subject of eradication programs that involve locating, cutting, and chipping all infested trees. Other control methods are needed ...

The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is a serious pest of potatoes that can cause yield loss by direct feeding and by transmitting a bacterial pathogen, Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous (also known as Candidatus L. solanacearum), which is associated with zebra chip disease of this crop. Current pest management practices rely on the use of insecticides for...