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LABORATORY STUDIES ON THE TOXICITY OF INSECTICIDES TO THE BERTHA ARMYWORM (MAMESTRA CONFIGURATA) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. R. Harris  and
S.A. Turnbull
C. R. Harris
Affiliation:
Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, London, Ontario
S.A. Turnbull
Affiliation:
Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, London, Ontario
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Abstract

This study had dual objectives: to select a series of insecticides toxic to the bertha armyworm, Mamestra configurata (Walk.), and to determine susceptibility of the various developmental stages to insecticides. Pupae were collected from infested rapeseed fields in Alberta and a laboratory rearing procedure suitable for production of large numbers of insects was devised. The direct contact toxicity of 50 insecticides to third-stage larvae was assessed. Methomyl and DDT were included as standard insecticides. None of the experimental insecticides was as toxic as methomyl but about one half were more toxic than DDT. Tests with representative organochlorine, organophosphorus, and carbamate insecticides indicated that all caused rapid knockdown of third-stage larvae. There was no evidence of subsequent recovery. After the life history of the bertha armyworm under controlled environmental conditions was determined, tests were conducted to ascertain the susceptibility of the various developmental stages to methomyl, chlorpyrifos, leptophos, and methidathion. Eggs and first and second stage larvae were more susceptible to direct contact applications of the insecticides than were the later larval stages, pupae, and adults.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 107 , Issue 8 , August 1975 , pp. 865 - 872
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1975

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