학술논문
Effects of nC24 and nC27 petroleum spray oils on oviposition and egg survival of Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) and Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko (Hymenoptera, Trichogrammatidae) adults on maize plants.
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*HYMENOPTERA
*PESTICIDES
*FOSSIL fuels
*CROPPING systems
*AGRICULTURAL chemicals
*APPLICATION of pesticides
*PESTICIDES industry
*PEST control
*HYDROCARBON-producing plants (Organisms)
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0967-0874
Abstract
The study determined the effectiveness of nC24 and nC27 petroleum spray oils (PSOs) to reduce oviposition of Ostrinia nubilalis and survival of O. nubilalis eggs and Trichogramma brassicae adults. Under choice and no-choice tests, maize treated with 3, 5 and 10% (v/v) of both oils deter O. nubilalis oviposition on maize. The study also showed that treatment of 1 - 3-day-old O. nubilalis eggs with 1 and 2% (v/v) nC24 oil caused 6% mortality compared with 99.5% when treated with 3, 5 and 10% (v/v) oil. In contrast, treatment with 1 - 10% (v/v) nC27 oil caused 99% mortality. Trichogramma brassicae is a major parasitoid of O. nubilalis. The mortality of T. brassicae 24 h after exposure to maize sprayed with 2% (v/v) nC24 and nC27 oils was 8.3 and 12.7%, respectively. At 5% (v/v), the mortalities were 24.9 and 23.5%, respectively. Therefore, application of 3% (v/v) PSO may deter O. nubilalis egg lay, egg mortality and survival of T. brassicae on maize. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]