The effect of temperature on activity of insecticides for controlling grasshoppers in leafy green vegetables was evaluated. Insecticides evaluated had differing modes of action and included diflubenzuron, azadirachtin, Beauveria bassiana, spinosad, endosulfan, esfenvalerate, and naled. We evaluated these insecticides for efficacy to third instars of differential grasshopper, Melanoplus differen...

Aim of study: Assessment toxicity and sublethal effects registered insecticides currently used in strawberry cultivation Brazil on Trichogramma pretiosum Riley adults.Area The study was conducted under laboratory conditions Paraná (Brazil).Material methods: Previously non-parasitized Duponchelia fovealis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Cambridae) eggs were dipped into insecticide dilutions or control solu...