Abstract
Tomato potato psyllid (TPP), Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is the vector for “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum” (CLso), which causes the serious disease “zebra chip” (ZC) of potatoes. Between 2016 and 2019, a reduced-insecticide approach to control TPP was evaluated. We compared a standard-insecticide weekly spray regime that included Integrated Pest Management (IPM)-compatible insecticides plus JMS Stylet Oil® (JMS) as a wetting agent, with a reduced-insecticide regime where we used the oil on its own on alternate weeks with the insecticide/oil mixtures. Spray programme start dates were determined by: (1) crop scouting; (2) sticky-trap monitoring; and (3) degree-day calculation. Crop scouting combined with a sticky-trap action threshold and degree-day data was an effective method for determining when to start spraying. The most substantial reduction in insecticides was achieved by alternating weekly insecticides with the oil formulation on its own. Sub-samples of TPP from sticky traps situated in the trials tested for CLso confirmed the presence of the bacteria in (commonly known as ‘hot’) TPP throughout the trials. The reduced-treatment approach gave statistically similar levels of ZC to the standard insecticide spray programme.
Publisher
New Zealand Plant Protection Society
Subject
Horticulture,Insect Science,Agronomy and Crop Science
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