Insecticide resistance in Argentine populations of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
By Marcela Lietti, E. Botto, R. Alzogaray. 2005
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The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), is one of the key pests of tomato in Argentina. Since its dispersal in the 1970s, chemical control has been the main method of controlling it. However, reduced efficacy of some of the recommended insecticides has been observed since the 1980s. The aim of this work was to study the toxicity of three insecticides widely used in chemical control of T. absoluta (abamectin, deltamethrin and methamidophos) on larvae from a laboratory susceptible population (CASTELAR) and two greenhouse populations (ROSARIO and BELLA VISTA). Insecticides were dissolved in acetone and topically applied to the mid-dorsal abdominal region of two-day old 4th instar larvae. LD50 values were estimated and the Resistance Ratio (RR) for each insecticide was calculated (RR = LD50 value of each greenhouse population/LD50 value of the susceptible population). ROSARIO and BELLA VISTA populations showed the following RRs values: > 68.38 for deltamethrin; 2.48 and 3.49 for abamectin, respectively; and 0.79 and 0.86 for metamidophos, respectively. Deltamethrin resistance observed in ROSARIO could be due to the high selective pressure exerted by pyrethroids in this location. Deltamethrin resistance in BELLA VISTA is more difficult to explain, because pyrethroids were scarcely used in the greenhouse where the insects were sampled. The incipient abamectin resistance detected in the BELLA VISTA population could result from the frequent use of this insecticide in this location, although natural variation can not be discarded.
Subfields: Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Plant Science
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- First record of Tuta absoluta in Turkey (2010, background): “Pest management is further complicated by insecticide resistance (Lietti et al. 2005; Siqueira et al. 2000).”
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- Side effects of selected insecticides on the Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) predators Macrolophus pygmaeus and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) (2011, background): “This has already happened in some South American countries like Argentina (Lietti et al. 2005).”
- A four-year survey on insecticide resistance and likelihood of chemical control failure for tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta in the European/Asian region (2017, background): “Tuta absoluta is no exception, since several cases of resistance have been documented to established as well as novel chemicals (Siqueira et al. 2000a, b, 2001; Lietti et al. 2005; Silva et al. 2011; Haddi et al. 2012; Gontijo et al. 2013; Campos et al. 2014b).”
- Metabolic mechanisms involved in the resistance of field populations of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) to spinosad (2012, methodology): “Then, 5 s instars larvae were carefully placed on each leaf and the cages were transferred to controlled conditions at 22 ± 2 C [4] and 16:8 h light:dark.”
- Efficacy of sulphur on Tuta absoluta and its side effects on the predator Nesidiocoris tenuis (2012, background): “2007) and may lead to the development of insecticide resistance (Devonshire and Field 1991; Bielza 2010), as has already been detected in the pest’s area of origin (Siqueira et al. 2000, 2001; Lietti et al. 2005).”
- Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes against the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta in laboratory and greenhouse conditions (2010, background): “Furthermore, the use of chemicals is likely to result in resistance development in the pest as observed by Lietti et al. (2005) and Siqueira et al. (2001).”
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- Occurrence, biology, natural enemies and management of Tuta absoluta in Africa (2018, background): “Indeed, the early cases of resistance were reported from South America as a consequence of the intensive use, and overuse of organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides (Salazar & Araya 1997, 2001, Siqueira et al. 2000, Lietti et al. 2005).”
- Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): A New Threat to Tomato Production in Sub-Saharan Africa (2014, methodology): “Insecticide spraying is the main method adopted by growers to control T. absoluta, but effective control is difficult to achieve because of the endophytic behaviour of larvae and rapid evolution of resistance in field populations (Lietti et al. 2005).”
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