Pirimicarb, an Aphicide Nontoxic to Three Entomophagous Arthropods
- 1 February 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 3 (1) , 99-101
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/3.1.99
Abstract
To define the selective toxicity of pirimicarb (5,6-dimethyl-2-dimethylamino-4-pirimidinyl dimethyl carbamate) for use in integrated control, the toxicity of a 50% wettable powder and a fumigant were tested vs. 1 pest and 3 beneficial arthropod species. Although pirimicarb was highly toxic to the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae (Sulzer)) it was not toxic to Chrysopa carnea Stephens, Encarsia formosa Gahan, and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot. Therefore, pirimicarb could be a particularly useful pesticide in a multipest, integrated control program for greenhouse crop production where aphids, whiteflies and mites coexist.Keywords
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