Authors: STONE, NICHOLAS D.; MAKELA, MERRY E.; PLAPP JR., FREDERICK W.

Source: Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 81, Number 4, August 1988 , pp. 989-994(6)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

Abstract:

Optimal dose ratios of acephate and fenvalerate used in mixtures for the control of the tobacco bud worm, Heliothis virescens (F.), were calculated using a numerical analysis method for mortalities of 10-98%. No evidence of synergism was found across the five mixture ratios tested. Using the null hypothesis of independent action of the two compounds, a cost analysis showed that the optimal combination of the two chemicals depended on their relative costs and on the required kill. When high levels of kill (≥95%) were required, a mixture of the pesticides was more cost-effective than the use of individual chemicals alone. Furthermore, at cost ratios (fenvalerate to acephate) of 15:1 and below, relatively more acephate was needed in the economically optimal mixture as required kill increased. At ratios of 20:1 and above, relatively more fenvalerate was required with increasing required kill.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1988-08-01

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