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Title: Pesticide selectivity to natural enemies: challenges and constraints for research and field recommendation
Other Titles: Seletividade de agrotóxicos nos inimigos naturais: desafios e restrições para a pesquisa e recomendações de campo
Keywords: Integrated pest management (IPM)
Biological control
Chemical control
Manejo integrado de pragas (MIP)
Controle biológico
Controle químico
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Citation: BUENO, A. de F. et al. Pesticide selectivity to natural enemies: challenges and constraints for research and field recommendation. Ciência Rural, Santa Maria, v. 47, n. 6, 2017.
Abstract: Pesticides are considered the first line of defense for the control of pests and diseases. At least in the short and medium term, the use of pesticides will remain an important strategy for pest management, allowing growers to produce crops of sufficient quality at low costs. A broad approach known as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) combines several different pest-control strategies, among which the combination of chemical and biological control stands out. It requires pesticides that achieve optimal control of target pests with minimal impact on the activity of biological control agents. Because of the dynamics of pest infestations, IPM routines are continuously adjusted by growers, requiring comprehensive information about pesticide effects on natural enemies. However, this information is not always available and often contradictory, which constrains the design of field recommendations. In this review, we focused on the importance of selective pesticides in IPM programs, and the effects of chemical pesticides on parasitoids, predators, and entomopathogenic fungi. We provided a detailed discussion of the challenges and constraints for research on pesticide effects on natural enemies, as well as for the resulting field recommendations.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/32133
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