Claim · model-written summary
Predator release with bacterial insecticides significantly suppressed beetle larvae by 76% compared with insecticides alone.
- Taxon
- Potato
Solanum tuberosumt0 - Treatment
- release of P. bioeulatus in conjunction with bacterial insecticidese0
- Interactor
- Colorado potato beetles
Leptinotarsa decemlineatae0pest - Second interactor
- P. bioeulatuse0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- Colorado potato beetlese0
- Direction
- suppressinge0
- Value
- 76%e0
- Comparator
- plots treated only with bacterial insecticidese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSettingQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“release of P. bioeulatus in conjunction with bacterial insecticides provided significant control of Colorado potato beetles for at least 2 wk, suppressing larval populations by 76% compared with plots treated only with bacterial insecticides.”
t0“Potato”
Title
J. Hough-Goldstein; C. B. Keil Journal of Economic Entomology 1991. doi:10.1093/jee/84.6.1645
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- Observation Endosulfan, oxamyl and esfenvalarate were highly toxic to the beetle predator.
- Intervention effect Pesticide topical application did not affect predator egg hatch.
- Intervention effect Neem seed extract delayed predator nymph molting.
- Intervention effect Neem seed extract caused deformities after predator nymph molt in some insects.
- Intervention effect Piperonyl butoxide caused significant predator mortality.
- Intervention effect Rotenone caused significant predator mortality.
- Observation Several insecticides and fungicides caused little predator mortality.