Singh, S., Kaspi-Kaneti, A.W., Protasov, A., Yaacobi, G., & Kaspi, R. 2025 Biosafety assessment of insecticides and chemicals used in citrus orchards: Impacts on the predatory beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. Crop Protection 197: 107349

Keywords:

biological control

chemical control

chemical ecology

natural enemies

Notes: This study evaluated the acute toxicity of twenty-two chemical compounds commonly used in citrus farming on the citrus mealybug predator Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Adult C. montrouzieri mortality was calculated using three bioassays: (i) direct spray application, (ii) contact with pesticide residues on foliage, and (iii) consumption of contaminated food. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107349