Sublethal Effects of Metaflumizone on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Metaflumizone is a novel sodium channel blocker insecticide, which has been registered for controling the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in China. It is unavoidable for DBMs to be exposed to sublethal dose of metaflumizone in brassicaceous vegetable field. Sub...

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Main Authors: Zhe ZHANG, Jian-hong LI, Xi-wu GAO
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2012-07-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311912601087
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description Metaflumizone is a novel sodium channel blocker insecticide, which has been registered for controling the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in China. It is unavoidable for DBMs to be exposed to sublethal dose of metaflumizone in brassicaceous vegetable field. Sublethal effects of metaflumizone at LC15 (1.06 mg L−1) and LC25 (2.03 mg L−1) on the biological characteristics were investigated. Pupation rate, pupal period and pupal weight were significantly declined comparing with the control (P=0.05) when third instar larvae were exposed to LC15 and LC25 of metaflumizone. Comparing the control group to LC15 and LC25 treatment groups, there were significant differences in the development periods of eggs, first instar larvae, pupae and total preoviposition period. The peak of age-specific fecundity in LC15 and LC25 treatment groups was lagged behind control group. Mean values of intrinsic rate of increase (rm), net reproductive rate (R0) and finite rate of increase (λ) observed from the LC15 and LC25 treatment groups were lower than those from the control group. But mean values of gross reproduction rate (GRR) was not different. The mean generation time (T) of the treatment groups was prolonged. Whether sublethal doses of metaflumizone could stimulate reproduction in the long term needs further investigation on continuous generations.
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spelling doaj-art-6847da306e1f45e6afe529657af76ccd2025-08-20T03:56:19ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192012-07-011171145115010.1016/S2095-3119(12)60108-7Sublethal Effects of Metaflumizone on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)Zhe ZHANG0Jian-hong LI1Xi-wu GAO2College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P.R. ChinaCollege of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P.R. China; Correspondence LI Jian-hong, Tel: +86-27-87286968Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China; GAO Xi-wu, Tel: +86-10-62732974Metaflumizone is a novel sodium channel blocker insecticide, which has been registered for controling the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in China. It is unavoidable for DBMs to be exposed to sublethal dose of metaflumizone in brassicaceous vegetable field. Sublethal effects of metaflumizone at LC15 (1.06 mg L−1) and LC25 (2.03 mg L−1) on the biological characteristics were investigated. Pupation rate, pupal period and pupal weight were significantly declined comparing with the control (P=0.05) when third instar larvae were exposed to LC15 and LC25 of metaflumizone. Comparing the control group to LC15 and LC25 treatment groups, there were significant differences in the development periods of eggs, first instar larvae, pupae and total preoviposition period. The peak of age-specific fecundity in LC15 and LC25 treatment groups was lagged behind control group. Mean values of intrinsic rate of increase (rm), net reproductive rate (R0) and finite rate of increase (λ) observed from the LC15 and LC25 treatment groups were lower than those from the control group. But mean values of gross reproduction rate (GRR) was not different. The mean generation time (T) of the treatment groups was prolonged. Whether sublethal doses of metaflumizone could stimulate reproduction in the long term needs further investigation on continuous generations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311912601087Plutella xylostellametaflumizonesublethal doselife table parameters
spellingShingle Zhe ZHANG
Jian-hong LI
Xi-wu GAO
Sublethal Effects of Metaflumizone on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Plutella xylostella
metaflumizone
sublethal dose
life table parameters
title Sublethal Effects of Metaflumizone on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
title_full Sublethal Effects of Metaflumizone on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
title_fullStr Sublethal Effects of Metaflumizone on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
title_full_unstemmed Sublethal Effects of Metaflumizone on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
title_short Sublethal Effects of Metaflumizone on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
title_sort sublethal effects of metaflumizone on plutella xylostella lepidoptera plutellidae
topic Plutella xylostella
metaflumizone
sublethal dose
life table parameters
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