Combining Novel Modes of Action for Early-Season Management ofBemisia tabaci(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Tomato

Flupyradifurone effectively manages whitefly Bemisia tabaci MED (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and tomato yellow leaf curl virus in tomato

“…Furthermore, our study confirms recent results obtained with North American B. tabaci MEAM1 . In realistic field trials under applied Florida tomato production conditions using split‐plot design over two seasons, flupyradifurone achieved good results and virus infection percentage was numerically lowest when compared to cyantraniliprole and dinotefuran …”

“…This is of particular importance for TYLCV, a disease threatening tomato production systems in many temperate regions of the world and transmitted by B. tabaci . Earlier studies have shown that insecticides including flupyradifurone could effectively suppress TYLCV infections transmitted by viruliferous B. tabaci MEAM1 . Our study investigated the efficacy of flupyradifurone on TYLCV transmission by B. tabaci MED, the predominant species in the Mediterranean basin and other intensive tomato production systems such as greenhouse crops in China and Israel .…”

“…Flupyradifurone is particularly active against whiteflies expressing metabolic resistance to other chemical classes of insecticides, including neonicotinoids, thus rendering it a new resistance management tool for sustainable pest control. Recently it has been shown under applied conditions that flupyradifurone has a high potential to suppress TYLCV transmission by B. tabaci MEAM1 in Florida tomato production systems . However, in the work reported here we aimed to conduct a more detailed study of the efficacy of flupyradifurone against TYLCV‐viruliferous B. tabaci MED under greenhouse conditions.…”

Susceptibility of Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) to Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Dinotefuran and Flupyradifurone in South Florida

“…Seedlings are usually treated again at-planting with either imidacloprid, thiamethoxam or dinotefuran (Venom, Valent BioSciences, Libertyville, IL, USA), each of which may be subsequently applied through the drip irrigation or foliarly [10]. The University of Florida recommends that the use of neonicotinoid insecticides be confined to the first five week treatment window after planting of tomato to avoid the development of resistance in whitefly populations [10,11]. Bemisia tabaci has developed tolerance to carbamate, organophosphate, and pyrethroid insecticides in different regions of the globe, and to newer insecticides, including pymetrozine and pyriproxifen [12,13,14].…”

“…Flupyradifurone (Sivanto 200 SL, Bayer Crop Science, Raleigh, NC, USA) has the same mode of action as the neonicotinoids but belongs to the butenolide group of insecticides and has a positive pollinator safety profile [24]. Flupyradifurone has demonstrated efficacy in the control of B. tabaci and TYLCV in greenhouse and field studies in Florida [11,25,26]. Flupyradifurone was registered for use on Florida tomato Feb 2015.…”