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Lethal, sublethal and transgenerational effects of broflanilide on Tuta absoluta

Qu, Cheng; Chen, Cai-lin; Li, Yun-yi; Yin, Yan-qiong; Feng, Yao-fang; Wang, Ran; Luo, Chen

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Entomologia Generalis Volume 44 Number 2 (2024), p. 385 - 393

published: May 23, 2024
published online: Oct 4, 2023
manuscript accepted: Sep 10, 2023
manuscript revision received: Aug 26, 2023
manuscript revision requested: Mar 29, 2023
manuscript received: Dec 30, 2022

DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2023/1958

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Abstract

The tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is an invasive and destructive pest worldwide that feeds on solanaceous plants. T. absoluta has become resistant to most insecticides in current use. Broflanilide is a novel meta-diamide insecticide, which can bind to a new site on the γ-aminobutyric acid receptor and efficiently control insect pests of the order Lepidoptera. In this study, the acute lethal effects of flubendiamide, tetraniliprole, cyantraniliprole, chlorantraniliprole and broflanilide and the sublethal effects of broflanilide on the 2nd instar larvae of T. absoluta were assessed by leaf dip method. Among the five insecticides tested, broflanilide was the most toxic to T. absoluta with a LC50 of 0.232 mg/L. The sublethal effects of broflanilide on T. absoluta were observed at LC10 (0.053 mg/L) and LC25 (0.107 mg/L) concentrations. After exposure to low lethal concentrations of broflanilide, the larval duration was significantly prolonged, whereas the pupation rate, emergence rate and fecundity of females were all significantly decreased in F0 generation. In F1 generation, broflanilide treatments resulted in a significant decrease in female fecundity. Moreover, life-table parameters of F1 generation including the mean fecundity (F), the net reproductive rate (R0 ), and the intrinsic rate of population increase (r) were significantly reduced, and the mean generation time (T) was increased when compared to the control. The lethal and sublethal effects of broflanilide on T. absoluta suggested that broflanilide has good potential for management of T. absoluta.

Keywords

diamides • insecticide • South American tomato pinworm • Age-Stage • two-sex life table