2021, Issue 208, p. 21-26
Original scientific paper
DOI: 10.5937/topola2108021D
UDC: 633.872: 632.752
Efficacy of some insecticides for control of oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata Say)
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Abstract
The oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata Say) was introduced to Europe from North America in 2000 and was first recorded in Serbia in 2013. It is a very serious oak pest which has harmful effect in both adult and nymph stages of the insect that feeds by sucking the sap on the lower (abaxial) leaf side. As this is a relatively new pest in our country, the possibility of its control by applying insecticides was tested during 2021. The paper presents the test results of three insecticidal active substances: deltamethrin, flonicamid and acetamiprid for the control of oak lace bugs. The insecticide flonicamid did not show sufficient efficacy in the suppression of the oak lace bug, while deltamethrin and acetamiprid have high efficiency for the suppression of the adults and nymphs of the oak lace bug, which recommended them for this purpose.
Keywords: Corythuca arcuata, control, insecticides, efficacy