Abstract
Toxicity of spinosad to immature stages of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) and its effect on the reproduction and survival of adult stages after direct spray and ingestion treatments were evaluated. Spinosad was harmless to C. carnea eggs and pupae irrespective of concentrations or method of treatments. Direct spray of spinosad to first instar caused significant reduction in rate of pupation and L1-adult survival, but did not affect the rate of adult emergence. Third-instar bioassay revealed significant difference in L3-adult survival. When C. carnea first instars were fed upon spinosad-treated-Brevicorynebrassicae (L.), significant differences in investigated parameters were not observed among different treatments. The weight of third instar and pupae were comparable regardless of tested spinosad concentrations. Also, feeding on spinosad treated-B. brassicae had no negative impact on fecundity and fertility. Furthermore, ingestion of spinosad contaminated-B. brassicae significantly prolonged larval and larval + pupal periods. The larval feeding capacity of C. carnea did not differ significantly between larvae fed on spinosad-treated and untreated aphids with the exception of first instar. When C. carnea adults were allowed to oviposit on spinosad treated-substrate, total number of eggs laid, percent of eggs laid on the treated substrate and egg hatching did not differ from those of control. However, when adults were fed on spinosad-treated artificial diet, negative effects on adult survival and fecundity were observed.
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