Physiological resistance alters behavioral response of Tetranychus urticae to acaricides.

ABSTRACT: Multiple acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae continues to threaten crop production globally, justifying the need to adequately study resistance for sustainable pest management. Most studies on acaricide resistance have focused on the acute contact toxicity of acaricides with little or no information on the behavioral responses elicited after acaricide exposure. Furthermore, the impact of physiological resistance on these behavioral responses remains unknown in most pest species, including T. urticae. We tested the effect of acaricide resistance on contact toxicity, irritancy and repellency of mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor of complex I (MET-I) and mite growth inhibitor (MGI) acaricides on multiple T. urticae strains. We also tested whether acaricides with similar physio

SUBMITTER: Adesanya AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6917710 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature