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Effectiveness of spinosad (naturalytes) in controlling the cowpea storage pest, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20214388     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The biopesticide Spinosad controls many insect pests of stored-food products. Laboratory and field trials were carried out to determine the efficacy of this pesticide against the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), the main storage pest of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, Walp, in West Africa. In the laboratory, Spinosad caused high mortality of adult C. maculatus and decreased the number of eggs laid by females. Spinosad, however, was less toxic in the 24 h treatment to C. maculatus than deltamethrin, an insecticide commonly used in Burkina Faso to control this insect. In "on-farm" experiments, Spinosad was effective in controlling C. maculatus. After 6 mo of storage, the number of insects emerging from cowpeas seeds was reduced by >80% by coating seeds with Spinosad but only by 43% by coating with deltamethrin. Less than 20% of the seeds were perforated in the Spinosad treatment compared with 29% for deltamethrin. Spinosad controlled C. maculatus throughout the 6 mo of cowpea storage whereas deltamethrin failed to control C. maculatus after 3 mo of storage. Spinosad has the potential to be more effective in controlling C. maculatus than deltamethrin.
Authors:
Antoine Sanon; Niango M Ba; Clementine L Binso-Dabire; Barry R Pittendrigh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of economic entomology     Volume:  103     ISSN:  0022-0493     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Econ. Entomol.     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-10     Completed Date:  2010-04-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985127R     Medline TA:  J Econ Entomol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  203-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Entomology, University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Beetles / drug effects*
Drug Combinations
Fabaceae / parasitology*
Female
Food Preservation
Insecticides / pharmacology*
Macrolides / pharmacology*
Seeds
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Drug Combinations; 0/Insecticides; 0/Macrolides; 0/spinosad

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