PeerJ,
Год журнала:
2017,
Номер
5, С. e4179 - e4179
Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2017
Background
Pesticide
application
is
the
dominant
control
method
for
arthropod
pests
in
broad-acre
arable
systems.
In
Australia,
organophosphate
pesticides
are
often
applied
either
prophylactically,
or
reactively,
including
at
higher
concentrations,
to
crop
establishment
such
as
false
wireworms
and
earth
mite
species.
Organophosphates
reported
be
disruptive
beneficial
species,
natural
enemies,
but
this
has
not
been
widely
assessed
Australian
Neither
risk
that
secondary
outbreaks
may
occur
if
enemy
community
composition
function
altered.
Methods
We
examine
abundance
of
ground-dwelling
invertebrate
communities
an
field
over
successive
seasons
under
rotation;
barley,
two
years
wheat,
then
canola.
Two
organophosphates
(chlorpyrifos
methidathion)
were
initially
recommended
rates.
After
no
discernible
impact
on
target
pest
rate
chlorpyrifos
was
doubled
elicit
a
definitive
response
level
used
when
seedling
damage
observed.
Invertebrates
sampled
using
pitfalls
refuge
traps
throughout
experiments.
measures
diversity,
principal
curves
multiple
generalised
linear
modelling
techniques
understand
changes
communities.
Results
There
large
variability
due
seasonality
type.
Nevertheless,
both
(e.g.,
mites
aphids)
predatory
beetles)
significantly
affected
by
organophosphates.
When
increased
there
reduction
number
beetles
predate
slug
populations.
Slugs
displayed
opposite
trends
many
other
pests,
actually
numbers
rates
comparison
treatments.
Slug
final
rotation
canola
resulted
significant
yield
loss
regardless
pesticide
application.
Discussion
cost-effective
tool
emergent
systems
Australia.
found
risks
associated
with
prophylactic
fields
between
different
types
enemy.
Disrupting
key
predators
reduced
effective
suppression
slugs,
lead
rotating
susceptible
crops
Such
non-target
impacts
rarely
documented
studies
focus
single-species,
rather
than
assessments.
This
study
represents
single
demonstration
how
can
reinforces
need
include
longer
temporal
component
process
further.
Studies
related
to
the
effect
of
insecticides
on
insect
pests
and
nontarget
organisms,
such
as
natural
enemies,
are
traditionally
accessed
by
estimative
lethal
effects,
through
mortality
data.
Due
limitations
traditional
methods,
recent
studies
in
past
three
decades
assessing
sublethal
effects
upon
several
important
biological
traits
enemies.
Besides
mortality,
dose/concentrations
an
insecticide
can
affect
biology,
physiology,
behavior
demographic
parameters.
In
this
chapter,
many
were
addressed
for
chemical
groups,
botanical
insecticides,
carbamate,
diamide,
growth
regulators,
neonicotinoid,
organochlorides,
organophosphates,
pyrethroid
others.
An
accurate
assessment
these
is
crucial
acquire
knowledge
overall
efficacy
management
pest
populations,
well
their
selectivity
toward
organisms.
PeerJ,
Год журнала:
2017,
Номер
5, С. e4179 - e4179
Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2017
Background
Pesticide
application
is
the
dominant
control
method
for
arthropod
pests
in
broad-acre
arable
systems.
In
Australia,
organophosphate
pesticides
are
often
applied
either
prophylactically,
or
reactively,
including
at
higher
concentrations,
to
crop
establishment
such
as
false
wireworms
and
earth
mite
species.
Organophosphates
reported
be
disruptive
beneficial
species,
natural
enemies,
but
this
has
not
been
widely
assessed
Australian
Neither
risk
that
secondary
outbreaks
may
occur
if
enemy
community
composition
function
altered.
Methods
We
examine
abundance
of
ground-dwelling
invertebrate
communities
an
field
over
successive
seasons
under
rotation;
barley,
two
years
wheat,
then
canola.
Two
organophosphates
(chlorpyrifos
methidathion)
were
initially
recommended
rates.
After
no
discernible
impact
on
target
pest
rate
chlorpyrifos
was
doubled
elicit
a
definitive
response
level
used
when
seedling
damage
observed.
Invertebrates
sampled
using
pitfalls
refuge
traps
throughout
experiments.
measures
diversity,
principal
curves
multiple
generalised
linear
modelling
techniques
understand
changes
communities.
Results
There
large
variability
due
seasonality
type.
Nevertheless,
both
(e.g.,
mites
aphids)
predatory
beetles)
significantly
affected
by
organophosphates.
When
increased
there
reduction
number
beetles
predate
slug
populations.
Slugs
displayed
opposite
trends
many
other
pests,
actually
numbers
rates
comparison
treatments.
Slug
final
rotation
canola
resulted
significant
yield
loss
regardless
pesticide
application.
Discussion
cost-effective
tool
emergent
systems
Australia.
found
risks
associated
with
prophylactic
fields
between
different
types
enemy.
Disrupting
key
predators
reduced
effective
suppression
slugs,
lead
rotating
susceptible
crops
Such
non-target
impacts
rarely
documented
studies
focus
single-species,
rather
than
assessments.
This
study
represents
single
demonstration
how
can
reinforces
need
include
longer
temporal
component
process
further.