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19 June 2020 Regional Survey of Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Response to Maximum Dosages of Insecticides in Georgia and Florida
David Riley, Hugh Smith, John Bennett, Philip Torrance, Evan Huffman, Alton Sparks Jr, Charles Gruver, Thomas Dunn, Donald Champagne
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Abstract

We conducted maximum dose bioassays of insecticide for the control of diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus), in cole crops, from 2016 to 2019 at several commercial locations in Georgia and Florida. The nominal maximum dose was defined as the highest labeled rate of an insecticide at the beginning of the survey in the equivalent of 935 liters/ha dilution. The results indicated low insecticide efficacy for high labeled rates of the following insecticides by common name (Insecticide Resistance Action Committee group number in parentheses). Our 4-yr survey identified very low levels of DBM larval control (<47%) by lambda-cyhalothrin (3), methoxyfenozide (18), pyriproxyfen (7C), novaluron (15), bifenthrin (3), chlorantraniliprole (28), indoxacarb (22A), and methomyl (1A). The best products for DBM control (>74%) listed in decreasing average levels of efficacy were naled (1B), cyclaniliprole (28), tolfenpyrad (21A), emamectin benzoate (6), and cyantraniliprole (28). Intermediate levels of control (61–71%) were obtained with Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies aizawai (11A), Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. kurstaki, strain ABTS-351 (11A), and spinetoram (5). This rapid bioassay provided the grower with a ranking of insecticide efficacy for the control the DBM population for that farm site. These data allowed growers to make an informed decision on control quickly and plan for resistance management rotations for DBM that season.

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David Riley, Hugh Smith, John Bennett, Philip Torrance, Evan Huffman, Alton Sparks Jr, Charles Gruver, Thomas Dunn, and Donald Champagne "Regional Survey of Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Response to Maximum Dosages of Insecticides in Georgia and Florida," Journal of Economic Entomology 113(5), 2458-2464, (19 June 2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa125
Received: 18 March 2020; Accepted: 16 May 2020; Published: 19 June 2020
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KEYWORDS
cabbage insect pests
insecticide resistance management (IRM)
Plutella xylostella
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