Identification of Novel Pesticides for Use against Glasshouse Invertebrate Pests in UK Tomatoes and Peppers

Insects

David R. George⁴  Jennifer A. Banfield-Zanin⁴  Rosemary Collier⁵  Jerry Cross³  A. Nicholas E. Birch⁶  Roma Gwynn¹  Tim O’Neill² 

[1] Rationale, Duns TD11 3QA, UK; E-Mail:;ADAS, Cambridge CB23 4NN, UK; E-Mail:;East Malling Research, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK; E-Mail:;Stockbridge Technology Centre, North Yorkshire YO8 3TZ, UK; E-Mail:;Warwick Crop Centre, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK; E-Mail:;James Hutton Institute, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK; E-Mail:

关键词: pesticide;    thrips;    whitefly;    two-spotted spider mite;    aphid;    tomato;    pepper;    SCEPTRE project;   

DOI  :  10.3390/insects6020464

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

To inform current and future pesticide availability to glasshouse vegetable growers, the current project trialled more than twenty products, including existing industry standards, against four key pests of glasshouse tomatoes and bell peppers. These included experimental conventional chemical pesticides as well as alternative biopesticide and biorational products based on phytochemicals, microbials and physically-acting substances. The results suggest that certain biopesticide products, particularly botanicals, provide good levels of pest control, with the same being true of experimental conventional chemical pesticides not yet recommended for use against these pests on these crops. Efforts are on-going to ensure that results of the current project translate to industry benefit via new pesticide approvals.

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