Risk Assessment of Two Insecticides on Encarsia formosa, Parasitoid of Whitefly Bemisia tabaci

The assessment of acute toxicity to insect natural enemies is very important for insecticide selection used within integrated pest management (IPM). The acute toxicity of abamectin and imidacloprid against Encarsia formosa, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, was investigated. Abamectin had a high toxic...

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Main Authors: Zhan He, Yuan Liu, Lei Wang, Qiu Guo, Shaukat Ali, Xiao-Sheng Chen, Bao-Li Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
IPM
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/3/116