Development of a semi-field method for testing the side-effects of pesticides on the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer)
- Mahaut, T. & Deleu, R. (1999). Development of a semi-field method for testing the side-effects of pesticides on the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer). Proceedings in: Mededelingen - Faculteit Landbouwkundige en Toegepaste Biologische Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent, 343-348.
| Type | Conference Proceedings |
| Year of conference | 1999 |
| Title | Development of a semi-field method for testing the side-effects of pesticides on the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer) |
| Conference name | Mededelingen - Faculteit Landbouwkundige en Toegepaste Biologische Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent |
| Recnumber | 275 |
| Volume | 64/3a |
| Pages | 343-348 |
| Endnote Keywords | pesticides|faba beans|deltamethrin|pesticide residues|residues|phosalone|nontarget effects|agricultural entomology| |
| Abstract | A semi-field method was developed to evaluate the effects of pesticides on the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera, Syrphidae). The effects of deltamethrin and phosalone were tested on 2 to 3-day-old larvae, on young potato and broad bean plants. Trials were carried out indoors at 20 deg C and outdoors under cover. The analytical quantification of pesticide residues using chromatographic analysis was an original component of this work which required the collaboration of biologists and chemists. The results suggest that in these experimental conditions the larvae are exposed to less residue than in laboratory trials with larvae confined in Petri dishes or other small arenas. |
| Notes | Cited Reference Count: 10 ref.Conference paper, Journal articleEnglish |
| Author address | Centre de Recherches agronomiques du Ministere des Classes moyennes et de l'Agriculture, Departement de Lutte biologique et Ressources phytogenetiques (Dir. G. Latteur), Unite de Zoologie, Chemin de Liroux, 2-B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium. |
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| Authors | Mahaut, T., Deleu, R. |
