Residual and Antifeedant Activity of Landscape
Insecticides Against Japanese Beetles
Rebecca Baumler, Bonny Miller, & Daniel A. PotterDepartment of Entomology
“Fear No Beetle”
Managing Adult Japanese Beetles In Landscapes
Plant Selection is Priority 1!!
Highly susceptible:
Most lindens Purple leaf plum Sassafras Norway maple Roses Certain crabapples Roses Hibiscus
Resistant:
Red maples Most oaks Flowering
dogwood Redbud Beech Hickory Tuliptree Sweetgum
Traps contain two lures: a floral scent, and the female sex pheromone
Traps were evaluated in home landscapes and on golf courses
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Professional / HomeownerProfessional Active ingredient HomeTalstarOne bifenthrin Ortho Onyx bifenthrin Bug-B-GonAstro permethrin ManyScimitar GC L-cyhalothrin Spec - TriaDeltaGard T&O deltamethrin Tempo SC cyfluthrin Multi-
Insect Bayer Advanced cyfl./imidacloprid Rose &
FlowerSevin SL carbaryl Bayer
“Homeowner” products tested Neem-away® (azadirachtin) Pyola® (pyrethrins + canola oil) Hot Pepper Wax (capsaicin) Surround® (kaolin clay particle film) Rotenone/pyrethrins combo Orange Guard® (limonene) Garlic Guard® (garlic extract) Sevin® (carbaryl)
Tilia cordata (littleleaf linden) used for all trials
Tagged shoots sprayed
Left in field to weather for intervals of 1 to 19 d
Shoots harvested, leaves challenged with JB
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Sevin Talstar Deltagard Tempo Scimitar Untreated
Pyrethroids Provide at least 19 Days Control!
Orange Guard
Garlic Guard
Two of the “organic” products caused severe phytotoxicity:
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Feeding Damage (mm 2)
No-choice feeding on 1d residuesSevin
Pyola
Neem-Away
Rotenone-Pyrethrins
Pepper Wax
Untreated
Surround
Surround® (kaolin clay) did not deter feeding
Neem-away
Untreated
Untreated
Pyola
Neem (Azadirachtin): Natural insecticide extracted from from seeds of a tropical tree
Summary
• Pyrethroids (DeltaGard, Talstar, Scimitar, Tempo) gave at least 19 days’ residual protection; longer than Sevin
• Most “homeowner” organic products were ineffective
• Pyola® (pyrethrins & canola oil) and Neem-Away® deterred feeding for 3-7 days.
Support Provided By:
• UK Nursery/Landscape Research Endowment Fund
• USDA New Crops Opportunities Grant
• US Dept. of Agriculture
“Fear No Beetle”