Journal article
Insecticide Responses in the Collembola Pest, Sminthurus viridis (Collembola: Sminthuridae), in Australia
Aston L Arthur, Marielle Babineau, Paul A Umina
Journal of Economic Entomology | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa086
Abstract
Lucerne flea (Sminthurus viridis Linnaeus) is an important establishment pest of winter grain crops and pastures in Australia. Control of S. viridis largely relies on the application of insecticides through foliar sprays or seed treatments; however, in recent years, farmers have faced increasing difficulties managing this pest. This is likely due to their high inherent tolerance to certain chemicals, although there are increasing concerns around emerging resistance. Despite this, there have been no studies worldwide investigating insecticide sensitivity shifts on S. viridis. Further, there is currently no established method to test the response of S. viridis to neonicotinoids, which are now ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank Alan Lord who assisted with Western Australian field collections, and Isobel Roberts and James Maino for technical input. We also thank those agronomists and farmers who aided in collections and provided chemical history details. This work was supported through the Grains Research and Development Corporation (Grant no. UM00057).