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Figure 20 Important pest insects targeted by neonicotinoid<br />

insecticides. (a) Sweet-potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci; (b) Colorado<br />

potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata; (c) green peach<br />

aphid, Myzus persicae.<br />

3.4.2. Agricultural Uses<br />

Due to their high systemicity, diverse ways <strong>of</strong> application<br />

are feasible <strong>and</strong> these methods have been<br />

introduced into practice. Soil treatments can be<br />

done by incorporation <strong>of</strong> granules, injection, application<br />

with irrigation water, spraying, <strong>and</strong> use <strong>of</strong><br />

tablets. Plants or plant parts can be treated by seed<br />

dressing, pelleting, implantation, dipping, injection,<br />

<strong>and</strong> painting. These methods have led to a more<br />

economic <strong>and</strong> environmentally friendly use <strong>of</strong><br />

these products, fitting well into various integrated<br />

pest management (IPM) programmes. In this section,<br />

imidacloprid has been chosen as an example<br />

<strong>of</strong> a neonicotinoid, <strong>and</strong> a few examples <strong>of</strong> its use in<br />

various crops is given. Such uses include treatments<br />

Table 4 <strong>Insect</strong>icidal efficacy <strong>of</strong> imidacloprid after foliar<br />

application against a variety <strong>of</strong> pest insects under laboratory<br />

conditions<br />

Pest species<br />

3: Neonicotinoid <strong>Insect</strong>icides 81<br />

Developmental<br />

stage<br />

LC95, rounded<br />

(ppm)<br />

Homoptera<br />

Aphis fabae Mixed 8<br />

Aphis gossypii Mixed 1.6<br />

Aphis pomi Mixed 8<br />

Brevicoryne<br />

brassicae<br />

Mixed 40<br />

Myzus persicae Mixed 1.6<br />

Myzus persicae<br />

(tobacco)<br />

Mixed 8<br />

Phorodon humuli Mixed 0.32<br />

Laodelphax<br />

striatellus<br />

Third instar 1.6<br />

Nephotettix<br />

cincticeps<br />

Third instar 0.32<br />

Nilaparvata lugens Third instar 1.6<br />

Sogatella furcifera Third instar 1.6<br />

Pseudococcus<br />

comstocki<br />

Larvae 1.6<br />

Bemisia tabaci Second instar 8<br />

Trialeurodes<br />

vaporariorum<br />

Adult 40<br />

Hercinothrips<br />

femoralis<br />

Coleoptera<br />

Mixed 1.6<br />

Leptinotarsa<br />

decemlineata<br />

Second instar 40<br />

Lema oryzae Adult 8<br />

Lissorhoptrus<br />

oryzophilus<br />

Adult 40<br />

Phaedon cochleariae<br />

Lepidoptera<br />

Second instar 40<br />

Chilo suppressalis First instar 8<br />

Helicoverpa<br />

armigera<br />

Second instar 200<br />

Plutella xylostella Second instar 200<br />

Heliothis virescens Egg 40<br />

Spodoptera<br />

frugiperda<br />

Second instar 200<br />

for rice in Japan, cotton in the mid-south <strong>of</strong> the<br />

USA, vegetables in Mexico, <strong>and</strong> cereals in France.<br />

In these crops the neonicotinoid insecticides targets<br />

mainly early-season pests.<br />

3.4.2.1. Rice In Japan, nursery box application <strong>of</strong><br />

insecticides is a st<strong>and</strong>ard procedure, <strong>and</strong> it is currently<br />

used in 50% <strong>of</strong> the rice-growing area. This type <strong>of</strong><br />

treatment is directed against early-season pests like<br />

Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (rice water weevil) <strong>and</strong><br />

Lema oryzae (rice leaf beetle). In contrast to commercially<br />

available products like carbosulfan, benfuracarb,<br />

<strong>and</strong> propoxur, which control mainly rice<br />

water weevil <strong>and</strong> rice leaf beetle, imidacloprid<br />

covers the whole spectrum <strong>of</strong> early-season pests

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