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25 February 2024 Efficacy of conventional and organic pesticides following ingestion by Delia radicum (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)
Chloe Denise Dugger, Danielle Lightle, Monte Matteson, Ann Rasmussen, Kristine Buckland
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Abstract

Cabbage maggot (CM) (Delia radicum L.) is a devastating pest of Brassicaceae crops throughout the world, including the Willamette Valley in western Oregon, USA. Chemical control methods for this pest are limited, with reduction or elimination of chlorpyrifos tolerances and expensive alternative chemistries; therefore, there is an increasing need for novel chemical control options. Adult feeding, a strategy used with insecticide-treated baits for other fly species, has yet to be tested as an option for a chemical control delivery for cabbage maggot. Treated bait can exploit the feeding behavior of CM and expose them to insecticides in a field setting. In this study, the efficacy of 5 organic and 5 conventional insecticides was compared in laboratory bioassays of treated bait stations in Aurora, Oregon, USA.The mortality of adult female cabbage maggot flies was assessed over time following ingestion of insecticides. Among organic insecticides tested, spinosad was highly effective 4 h after exposure, while pyrethrins + azadirachtin was moderately effective following 18 h after exposure. Flies exposed to conventional-use pesticides zeta-cypermethrin and bifenthrin had high mortality 1.75 h after exposure, while spinetoram had moderate efficacy 2 h after exposure. Insecticides identified with high or moderate efficacy may have the potential for use in baits or lure formulations that could be used to augment the control of cabbage maggots in field settings.

Chloe Denise Dugger, Danielle Lightle, Monte Matteson, Ann Rasmussen, and Kristine Buckland "Efficacy of conventional and organic pesticides following ingestion by Delia radicum (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 117(2), 524-528, (25 February 2024). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae030
Received: 28 July 2023; Accepted: 14 February 2024; Published: 25 February 2024
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KEYWORDS
Cabbage maggot
Efficacy
insecticide
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