Four Neurotoxic Insecticides Impair Partner and Host Finding in the Parasitoid Leptopilina heterotoma and Bioactive Doses Can Be Taken up Via the Host

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-748213
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.74821

Schöfer, Nils Hauke ; Saxinger, Nathalie ; Braumandl, Katrin ; Ruther, Joachim

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Abstract

In modern agriculture, control of insect pests is achieved by using insecticides that can also have lethal and sublethal effects on beneficial non-target organisms. Here, we investigate acute toxicity and sublethal effects of four insecticides on the males’ sex pheromone response and the female host finding ability of the Drosophila parasitoid Leptopilina heterotoma. The nicotinic acetylcholine ...