TY - JOUR JF - mdrsjrns JO - JCP VL - 7 IS - 3 PY - 2018 Y1 - 2018/7/01 TI - Side-effects of azadirakhtin (NeemAzal) and flubendiamide (Takumi) on functional response of Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) TT -   اثرات جانبی نیم‌آزال و تاکومی روی واکنش تابعی Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) N2 - Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is one of the parasitoids which is used against various lepidopteran insect pests in Iran. Due to extensive application of chemical pesticides in farms, studying their side effects on natural enemies is necessary in order to evaluate their probable detrimental effects, in case of application in IPM programs. In this study, side-effects of two prevalent insecticides, flubendiamide and azadirachtin, on functional response of H. hebetor to different densities of 5th instar larvae of Ephestia kuehniella Zeller were evaluated in laboratory conditions. Host densities of 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 were exposed to randomly selected treated females of H. hebetor in Petri dishes. Ten replications were considered for each host density. The control was treated with water. The results revealed a type ΙΙ response for all treatments. This study showed that flubendiamide and azadirachtin had the lowest (0.269h) and highest values (1.822h) of handling times, respectively. Also, the highest and lowest values of searching efficiency were observed in the flubendiamide (0.188h–1) and azadirachtin (0.0396 h–1) treated wasps, respectively. According to the results of the study, flubendiamide may be more compatible with biological control agent in IPM programs. SP - 283 EP - 291 AU - Rostami, Fatemeh AU - Zandi-Sohani, Nooshin AU - Yarahmadi, Fatemeh AU - Ramezani, Leila AU - Avalin Chaharsoghi, Karim AD - Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Khuzestan Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Mollasani, Ahvaz, Iran. KW - Behavioral Response KW - Botanical insecticide KW - Ectoparasitoid KW - Integrated Pest Management UR - http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-15785-en.html ER -