Journal article
Evaluation of the Juvenile Hormone Mimic Pyriproxyfen (S-31183) Against Nuisance Chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae), with Particular Emphasis on Polypedilum nubifer (Skuse)
Australian Journal of Entomology, Vol.33(2), pp.127-130
1994
Abstract
Laboratory bioassays of the juvenile hormone mimic pyriproxyfen against late instar larvae of the nuisance chironomid Polypedilum nubifer revealed that 0.01 ppm pyriproxyfen caused a 90% inhibition of emergence of this species. A field trial of pyriproxyfen at 0.01 ppm was conducted using in situ enclosures. Pyriproxyfen significantly reduced the emergence of P. nubifer and another chironomid, Kiefferulus intertinctus (Skuse), for 24 d. Larval abundances of these species were not affected by the pesticide application. Pyriproxyfen may provide a satisfactory alternative pesticide to organophosphate control agents currently in use, particularly in highly eutrophic wetlands.
Details
- Title
- Evaluation of the Juvenile Hormone Mimic Pyriproxyfen (S-31183) Against Nuisance Chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae), with Particular Emphasis on Polypedilum nubifer (Skuse)
- Authors/Creators
- K.M. Trayler (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA.M. Pinder (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ.A. Davis (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Australian Journal of Entomology, Vol.33(2), pp.127-130
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005541871707891
- Copyright
- © 1994, Wiley Blackwell.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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