TY  - JOUR
AU  - Umina, PA
AU  - Jenkins, S
AU  - McColl, S
AU  - Arthur, A
AU  - Hoffmann, AA
Y2  - 2016/09/23
Y2  - 2015/12/11
Y2  - 2015/12/11
Y2  - 2015/12/11
Y2  - 2015/12/11
Y1  - 2015/12/01
SN  - 2075-4450
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/116644
AB  - Shifts to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in agriculture are assisted by the identification of chemical applications that provide effective control of pests relative to broad-spectrum pesticides but have fewer negative effects on natural enemy (beneficial) groups that assist in pest control. Here, we outline a framework for identifying such applications and apply this framework to field trials involving the crop establishment phase of Australian dryland cropping systems. Several chemicals, which are not presently available to farmers in Australia, were identified as providing moderate levels of pest control and seedling protection, with the potential to be less harmful to beneficial groups including predatory mites, predatory beetles and ants. This framework highlights the challenges involved in chemically controlling pests while maintaining non-target populations when pest species are present at damaging levels.
LA  - English
PB  - MDPI
T1  - A Framework for Identifying Selective Chemical Applications for IPM in Dryland Agriculture
DO  - 10.3390/insects6040988
IS  - INSECTS
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
SP  - 988-1012
L1  - /bitstream/handle/11343/116644/A%20Framework%20for%20Identifying%20Selective%20Chemical%20Applications.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ER  -