Paper · 2026 · Ekonomika poljoprivrede

ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION OF SPIROTETRAMAT IN THE CONTROL OF THE WHITE BUTTERFLY APHID (TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM) IN GREENHOUSE TOMATO PRODUCTION

Darko Zarev; Mladen Petrović; Biljana Šević; et al.

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Abstract

The aim of this research was to evaluate the economicefficiency of the spirometrat 100 g/L SC in controllingthe white butterfly aphid (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) ingreenhouse tomato production within the framework ofIntegrated Pest Management (IPM). All applied insecticidetreatments led to a statistically significant reduction of thepest population in comparison to the untreated control,as well as an increase in the number of healthy fruits andcommercial yield. A dose of 0.45 l/ha did not provide asatisfactory level of control (<90%), while a dose of 0.75l/ha showed high efficiency, comparable to the standardpreparation Movento 100 SC. The systemic propertiesof spirotetramat allow to act on all developmental stagesof the pest, including individuals in the inner parts of theleaf, with good compatibility with beneficial organisms.Economic analysis, based on gross margin and otherindicators, confirms that the application of spirotetramat ingreenhouse tomato production is economically justified andcontributes to the sustainable control of T. vaporariorum.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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All applied spirotetramat insecticide treatments significantly reduced the Trialeurodes vaporariorum population in greenhouse tomato compared with the untreated control.

Treatment
applied insecticidetreatmentse0
Interactor
Trialeurodes vaporariorumTrialeurodes vaporariorume1pest
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pest populatione0
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reductione0
Comparator
untreated controle0
Setting
GREENHOUSEt0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Trialeurodes vaporariorum · Interactor · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categorySchroboe at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“All applied insecticidetreatments led to a statistically significant reduction of thepest population in comparison to the untreated control”

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“GREENHOUSE TOMATO PRODUCTION”

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“Trialeurodes vaporariorum”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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All applied insecticide treatments increased the number of healthy fruits and the commercial yield of greenhouse tomato compared with the untreated control.

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untreated controle0
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Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“All applied insecticidetreatments led to a statistically significant reduction of thepest population in comparison to the untreated control, as well as an increase in the number of healthy fruits andcommercial yield”

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“GREENHOUSE TOMATO PRODUCTION”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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A dose of 0.45 l/ha of the spirotetramat product did not give a satisfactory level of control (below 90%) of the pest in greenhouse tomato.

Treatment
dose of 0.45 l/hae0
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level of controle0
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did not providee0
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<90%e0

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Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“A dose of 0.45 l/ha did not provide asatisfactory level of control (<90%)”

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“TOMATO”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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A dose of 0.75 l/ha of spirotetramat showed high efficiency against the pest in greenhouse tomato, comparable to the standard preparation Movento 100 SC.

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Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“a dose of 0.75l/ha showed high efficiency, comparable to the standard preparation Movento 100 SC”

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“TOMATO”

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Observationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Economic analysis based on gross margin and other indicators concluded that spirotetramat application in greenhouse tomato production is economically justified.

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Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“confirms that the application of spirotetramat ingreenhouse tomato production is economically justified”

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insecticide · yield · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Results differ

29 papers: 22 positive, 7 negative or no effect

21 papers in the same direction as this paper · 7 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. no effect

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insecticide · Trialeurodes vaporariorum · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

2 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.