Towards Integrated Pest Management in Red Clover Seed Production
(2012) In Journal of Economic Entomology 105(5). p.1620-1628- Abstract
- The development of integrated pest management is hampered by lack of information on how insect pest abundances relate to yield losses, and how pests are affected by control measures. In this study, we develop integrated pest management tactics for Apion spp. weevils (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in seed production of red clover, Trifolium pratense L. We tested a method to forecast pest damage, quantified the relationship between pest abundance and yield, and evaluated chemical and biological pest control in 29 Swedish red clover fields in 2008 and 2011. Pest inflorescence abundance, which had a highly negative effect on yield, could be predicted with pan trap catches of adult pests. In 2008, chemical control with typically one application of... (More)
- The development of integrated pest management is hampered by lack of information on how insect pest abundances relate to yield losses, and how pests are affected by control measures. In this study, we develop integrated pest management tactics for Apion spp. weevils (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in seed production of red clover, Trifolium pratense L. We tested a method to forecast pest damage, quantified the relationship between pest abundance and yield, and evaluated chemical and biological pest control in 29 Swedish red clover fields in 2008 and 2011. Pest inflorescence abundance, which had a highly negative effect on yield, could be predicted with pan trap catches of adult pests. In 2008, chemical control with typically one application of pyrethroids was ineffective both in decreasing pest abundances and in increasing yields. In 2011, when chemical control included applications of the neonicotinoid thiacloprid, pest abundances decreased and yields increased considerably in treated field zones. A post hoc analysis indicated that using pyrethroids in addition to thiacloprid was largely redundant. Infestation rates by parasitoids was higher and reached average levels of around 40% in insecticide treated field zones in 2011, which is a level of interest for biological pest control. Based on the data presented, an economic threshold for chemical control is developed, and guidelines are provided on minimum effective chemical pest control. (Less)
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- author
- Lundin, Ola ; Rundlof, Maj ; Smith, Henrik LU and Bommarco, Riccardo
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Apion spp., thiacloprid, biological control, Spintherus dubius, Trifolium pratense
- in
- Journal of Economic Entomology
- volume
- 105
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 1620 - 1628
- publisher
- Oxford University Press
- external identifiers
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- wos:000312443000019
- scopus:84868110260
- ISSN
- 0022-0493
- DOI
- 10.1603/EC12179
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 376fd2c6-1162-44a6-bda4-61264943aea8 (old id 3366360)
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author = {{Lundin, Ola and Rundlof, Maj and Smith, Henrik and Bommarco, Riccardo}},
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keywords = {{Apion spp.; thiacloprid; biological control; Spintherus dubius; Trifolium pratense}},
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publisher = {{Oxford University Press}},
series = {{Journal of Economic Entomology}},
title = {{Towards Integrated Pest Management in Red Clover Seed Production}},
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doi = {{10.1603/EC12179}},
volume = {{105}},
year = {{2012}},
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