Progress towards an eco-friendly insect pest management approach in subtropical agro-ecosystems (South Africa)

Grové, Tertia

doi:10.1186/s43170-022-00112-8

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience

Table 3 Insecticides registered against important pests on Avocado. Litchi and Mango during 2002 (Nel et al. 2002)

From: Progress towards an eco-friendly insect pest management approach in subtropical agro-ecosystems (South Africa)

Pest	Pesticide, formulation, active ingredient	Chemical group^a
Avocado
Fruit flies	Alpha-cypermethrin/protein hydrolysate RB 0.01/5 g/bait station	Sodium channel modulators pyrethroids
	Mercaptothion EC 500 g/ℓ and sugar or protein hydrolysate Mercaptothion WP 250 g/kg and sugar or protein hydrolysate	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphate
	Trichlorfon SP 950 g/kg and sugar or protein hydrolysate	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
Fruit sucking bug	beta-cyfluthrin EC 50 g/ℓ	Sodium channel modulators pyrethroids
Heart shaped scale	Buprofezin WP 500 g/kg	Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis, type 1 growth regulation
Thrips	Mercaptothion EC 500 g/ℓ Mercaptothion WP 250 g/kg	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
	Sulphur WP 980 g/kg Sulphur WG 800 g/kg Sulphur WP 800 g/kg
Litchi
Pest	Pesticide, formulation, active ingredient	Chemical group^a
Fruit flies	Alpha-cypermethrin/protein hydrolysate RB 0.01/5 g/bait station	Sodium channel modulators pyrethroids
	Mercaptothion EC 500 g/ℓ and sugar or protein hydrolysate Mercaptothion WP 250 g/kg and sugar or protein hydrolysate	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
	Trichlorfon SP 950 g/kg and sugar or protein hydrolysate	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
Litchi moth	Teflubenzuron SC 150 g/ℓ	Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis affecting CHS1 benzoylureas
	Triflumuron SC 480 g/ℓ	Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis affecting CHS1 benzoylureas
Mango
Pest	Pesticide, formulation, active ingredient	Chemical group^a
Fruit flies	Fenthion EC 500 g/ℓ	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
	Alpha-cypermethrin/protein hydrolysate RB 0.01/5 g/bait station	Sodium channel modulators pyrethroids
	Mercaptothion EC 500 g/ℓ and sugar or protein hydrolysate Mercaptothion WP 250 g/kg and sugar or protein hydrolysate	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
	Trichlorfon SP 950 g/kg and sugar or protein hydrolysate	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphate
Scale	Mineral oil (light narrow) EC 790 g/ℓ
	Phenthoate EC 500 g/ℓ	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
	Prothiofos EC 960 g/ℓ	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
	Pyriproxyfen EC 100 g/ℓ	Juvenile hormone mimics growth regulation
Thrips	Fipronil SC 200 g/ℓ	GABA-gated chloride channel blockers phenylpyrazoles
	Methamidophos AL 500 g/ℓ (non-bearing trees)	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
Weevil	Deltamethrin EC 25 g/ℓ	Sodium channel modulators pyrethroids
	Esfenvalerate EC 50 g/ℓ Esfenvalerate EC 200 g/ℓ	Sodium channel modulators pyrethroids
	Fenvalerate EC 200 g/ℓ	Sodium channel modulators pyrethroids
	Fenthion EC 500 g/ℓ	Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors organophosphates
	Triflumuron SC 480 g/ℓ	Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis affecting CHS1 benzoylureas

^aClassification according to Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (https://irac-online.org/)

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