Development and Testing of Insecticide Bait Formulations for Enhanced Bioefficacy Against Queensland Fruit Fly

Amin Khan Pathan; Dave Geoffrey Voice; Richard Arthur Ian Drew; Dave John Saville

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Development and Testing of Insecticide Bait Formulations for Enhanced Bioefficacy Against Queensland Fruit Fly

Amin Khan Pathan, Dave Geoffrey Voice, Richard Arthur Ian Drew, Dave John Saville

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 8, Issue 4)

Received: 13 June 2022 Accepted: 4 July 2022 Published: 24 August 2022

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Abstract

Protein baiting has always been an essential component of fruit fly eradication programmes following detection of a breeding population in New Zealand. In 2015, a breeding population of Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) was successfully eradicated in Grey Lynn, Auckland after implementing a baiting programme. Although the baiting programme appeared to be successful at the time, improvements were sought in terms of better adhesion and retention of bait spots on foliage, reduction of bait application volume of individual spots, reduction in off target drift and safety improvements without compromising bioefficacy. At the time, concerns were raised by regulatory authorities and members of public in urban areas on the reliance on a single insecticide, as well as on the low viscosity of the bait mix. These concerns needed to be addressed to maintain regulatory and social licenses to undertake bait application in future responses. In order to improve the viscosity of the bait solution, a xanthan gum-based additive (keltrol) was added to the bait formulation (natflav) mix and tested with both the incumbent insecticide (fipronil) and a relatively new insecticide (spinetoram) to optimise efficacy and longevity of the insecticides against Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (DIPTERA: Tephritidae). Results showed that keltrol significantly enhanced the bioefficacy through significant increases in the uptake of insecticide via oral route and that spinetoram at twice the label rate could be considered as a useful and safer alternative to Fipronil in protein bait mixes.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijaas.20220804.16
Page(s)	178-184
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Queensland Fruit Fly, Protein Bait Application, Bioefficacy, Eradication Response, Fipronil, Spinetoram, Keltrol Gel, Xanthan Gum

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Amin Khan Pathan, Dave Geoffrey Voice, Richard Arthur Ian Drew, Dave John Saville. (2022). Development and Testing of Insecticide Bait Formulations for Enhanced Bioefficacy Against Queensland Fruit Fly. International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences, 8(4), 178-184. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijaas.20220804.16

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Amin Khan Pathan; Dave Geoffrey Voice; Richard Arthur Ian Drew; Dave John Saville. Development and Testing of Insecticide Bait Formulations for Enhanced Bioefficacy Against Queensland Fruit Fly. Int. J. Appl. Agric. Sci. 2022, 8(4), 178-184. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20220804.16

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Amin Khan Pathan, Dave Geoffrey Voice, Richard Arthur Ian Drew, Dave John Saville. Development and Testing of Insecticide Bait Formulations for Enhanced Bioefficacy Against Queensland Fruit Fly. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2022;8(4):178-184. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20220804.16

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Amin Khan Pathan

Ministry for Primary Industries, Rotorua, New Zealand
Dave Geoffrey Voice

Ministry for Primary Industries, Christchurch, New Zealand
Richard Arthur Ian Drew

International Centre for the Management of Pest Fruit Flies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Dave John Saville

Saville Statistical Consulting Limited, Lincoln, New Zealand

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Amin Khan Pathan, Dave Geoffrey Voice, Richard Arthur Ian Drew, Dave John Saville. Development and Testing of Insecticide Bait Formulations for Enhanced Bioefficacy Against Queensland Fruit Fly. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2022;8(4):178-184. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20220804.16

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