Toxicity and effect of pesticides against Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley
Laboratory toxicity bioassay was conducted to select highly effective pesticide to control P.solenopsis.Results showed that Chlopyrifos,Methomyl and Methidathion had stronger contact toxicity than Thiacloprid and Abamectin at different instar of insect.Spinosad had the lowest toxicity.Lower instar nymph of P.solenopsis were very sensitive to pesticides.Field experiments suggested the corrected control efficiency decreased with the prolonging of time in every treatments,except 90% Methomyl WP which has 99.92% corrected control efficiency in 3 d.It was performed repid effect in killing P.solenopsis and had a lasting validity period.