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Effects of kaolin particle film on Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) behaviour and performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2007

J.E. Barker ,
M. Holaschke ,
A. Fulton ,
K.A. Evans  and
G. Powell
J.E. Barker
Affiliation:
Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
M. Holaschke
Affiliation:
Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
A. Fulton
Affiliation:
Crop and Soil Research Group, Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, West Mains Road, EH9 3JG, UK
K.A. Evans
Affiliation:
Crop and Soil Research Group, Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, West Mains Road, EH9 3JG, UK
G. Powell*
Affiliation:
Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
*
*Author for correspondence Telephone: +44 20 759 42785 Fax: +44 20 759 42601 E-mail: g.powell@imperial.ac.uk
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Abstract

The emergence of resistance mechanisms to, and revocation of, many insecticides used in the control of the polyphagus aphid pest, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), has increased the pressure to develop novel approaches for the control of the pest in many crops. Kaolin-based particle films provide a physical barrier against insect pests and show considerable potential for controlling M. persicae. We conducted a series of laboratory experiments to investigate the mode of action of kaolin against aphids. The material appeared to have no direct effect on M. persicae; spraying adult aphids with aqueous kaolin suspension had no significant impact on their subsequent survival or reproduction on untreated plants. Similarly, when aphids were placed on kaolin-treated host-plants (Brassica oleracea), their performance (survival, growth rate and reproduction) was not significantly different from aphids on untreated plants. However, when M. persicae were given a choice between kaolin-treated and untreated (or water solvent-treated) leaf areas, both adults and nymphs exhibited a significant preference for non-kaolin-treated host-plant material. Rejection of kaolin-treated plant material occurred very rapidly (within 20 min) and this behavioural effect may be related to the efficacy of kaolin in controlling aphids under field conditions.

Keywords

Myzus persicaegreen peach aphidkaolinparticle film
Type
Research Article
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 97 , Issue 5 , October 2007 , pp. 455 - 460
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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