Insecticidal Control of Adult Haptoncus luteolus as a Component of a Comprehensive Sap Beetle Management Plan in Strawberries

Abstract

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the usefulness of aqueous sprays of Assail® (acetamiprid), Brigade® (bifenthrin), DPX-HGW86 (cyantraniliprole), Coragen® (Rynaxypyr®), and Rimon® (novaluron), candidate insecticides for adult sap beetle control. Assail® and Brigade® were shown to be effective control agents for adult Haptoncus luteolus and Assail® likely possesses an advantage over Brigade® when H. luteolus enter fields and quickly abandons insecticide-treated surfaces to enter strawberry fruit. Assail® and Brigade® adulticides can be important components of comprehensive programs of sap beetle management that include removal of all ripe fruit from the strawberry field and use of Rimon® insect growth regulator larvacide. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.