EVALUATING SIDE EFFECTS OF THREE PESTICIDES AND FIVE HEAVY METALS ON PREDATORY MITES IN IPM PROGRAMS

Abstract

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a crucial point in awareness of pesticides and heavy metal’s side effects on non-target beneficial arthropods. Studies on the toxicity of selected pesticides and heavy metals to predatory mite species: Phytoseiulus persimilis and Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) have been carried out. insecticides were used: (greeno 10% Hexathiazox), Agri-Flex® 18.56% (abamectin,Thiamethoxam) and Baylor - 24 % (Chlorfenapyr) beside many of concentrations of heavy metals (As, Cu, Pb, Mn, and Zn). Acalypha wilkesiana (Müll. Arg). The results showed that the highest effect of chemical acaricides on predators Baylor - 24% with a percentage of 90.6%, and the lowest mortality was Agri-Flex® 18.56% with a percentage of 47.5% in dose 2ml double of the recommended dose. Also, in dose (0.25,0.5 and 1ml), the highest toxicity was Baylor - 24 % in secondlevel greeno 10% finally was Agri-Flex® 18.56%. In P. persimilis, the effective dose 0.25 ml with a mortality rate of 7.5%. Also, results showed that the highest mortality rate against A. swirskii were Baylor - 24 %in concentration 2 ml was 90.6 % mortality, and lowest mortality rate in the concentration of .025 ml was 11.30 then greeno 10% the highest mortality was 44%, and the lowest conc in .025 ml was 5%.results showed that the highest or most toxic heavy metals of death rate on P. persimilis also M. Swerskii in Cd treatment, and the lowest mortality was Zn treatments among Mortality rate and repellent rate