The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Friday, December 16, 2005 - 3:06 PM
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Impact of systemically-applied neonicotinoids upon select beneficial insects on citrus and cotton

Nilima Prabhaker, nilima.castle@ucr.edu1, S. J. Castle, scastle@wcrl.ars.usda.gov2, T. J. Henneberry2, and N. C. Toscano1. (1) University of California, any street, Riverside, CA, (2) USDA ARS, Western Cotton Research Laboratory, 4135 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix, AZ

Microencapsulated sex pheromone of codling moth was applied in ultra low volume applications to control this pest. In addition the use of several different insecticides were added to the pheromon eto enhance control. Results from these field trials will be presented.


Species 1: Hemiptera Aleyrodidae Bemisia argentifolii (silverleaf whitefly)
Species 2: Hymenoptera Aphelinidae Eretmocerus eremicus
Species 3: Hemiptera Cicadellidae Homalodisca coagulata (glassy-winged sharpshooter)
Keywords: Mating Disruption, Microencapsulated

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