Response of Natural Enemies toward Selective Chemical Insecticides; Used for the Integrated Management of Insect Pests in Cotton Field Plots

Amir Nadeem, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Azhar Abbas Khan, Atif Idrees (), Muhammad Faisal Shahzad, Ziyad Abdul Qadir, Naveed Akhtar, Arif Muhammad Khan, Ayesha Afzal and Jun Li ()
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Amir Nadeem: Department of Zoology, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Tahir: Department of Zoology, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Azhar Abbas Khan: College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Bahadur Campus, Layyah 31200, Pakistan
Atif Idrees: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China
Muhammad Faisal Shahzad: Department of Entomology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29220, Pakistan
Ziyad Abdul Qadir: Honeybee Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Park Road, Islamabad 45500, Pakistan
Naveed Akhtar: Department of Zoology, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Arif Muhammad Khan: Department of Biotechnology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
Ayesha Afzal: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China
Jun Li: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: Sucking pests of cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.), such as thrips, or Thrips tabaci Lindeman, and jassid, or Amrasca biguttula Ishida, are among the most threatening insect pests to young cotton plants in Pakistan. New chemical insecticides have been trialed to control their damage in commercial fields. Formulations that show good suppression of these pest’s populations, while sparing bio-controlling agents, are always preferred for obtaining better crop yield. Six different commercially available insecticides, namely Fountain ® (fipronil and imidacloprid), Movento Energy ® (spirotetramat and imidacloprid), Oshin ® (dinotefuran), Concept Plus ® (pyriproxyfen, fenpyroximate, and acephate), Maximal ® (nitenpyram), and Radiant ® (spinetoram) were evaluated in the present study to shortlist the best available insecticide against targeted pests. Harmful impacts of selected insecticides were also evaluated against naturally occurring predators, such as spiders and green lacewings ( Chrysoperla carnea ). Radiant ® (spinetoram) and Movento Energy ® , respectively, were best at controlling thrips (with 61% and 56% mortality, respectively) and jassid (62% and 57% mortality, respectively) populations during 2018 and 2019. Radiant ® proved itself as the best option and showed minimal harmful effects on both major arthropod predators of cotton fields i.e., spiders (with 8–9% mortality) and green lacewings (with 12–16% mortality). Movento Energy ® also showed comparatively less harmful effects (with 15–18% mortality) towards natural predatory fauna of cotton crops, as compared to other selective insecticides used in the study. The findings of current study suggest that the judicious use of target-oriented insecticides can be an efficient and predator-friendly management module in cotton fields. However, the impact of these chemicals is also depended on their timely application, keeping in consideration the ETL of pests and the population of beneficial arthropods.

Keywords: biological control; sustainable; natural predation; habitat management; sucking pests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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