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The secretion of the systemic insecticides dimethoate and phorate into nectar
Author(s) -
LORD K. A.,
MAY MARGARET A.,
STEVENSON J. H.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1968.tb04506.x
Subject(s) - dimethoate , phorate , biology , nectar , botany , toxicology , horticulture , pesticide , pollen , agronomy
SUMMARY In pot experiments, root applications of dimethoate and phorate were made to plants of fuchsia, nasturtium and bean. Twenty‐five mg dimethoate applied to a 5‐in pot made nectar from fuchsia and nasturtium and nectaries of beans toxic to bees and Drosophila melanogaster. Similar amounts of phorate and disulfoton did not cause toxicity. Gas chromatography showed that 4 days after treatment there was at least 100 times more dimethoate than phorate in the nectar of fuchsia and nasturtium. The dimethoate in nectaries taken from bean plants treated at rates between 0·5 and 50 mg dimethoate per pot was assayed by gas chromatography. The concentration of dimethoate in the nectaries depended on the applied dose: it was greatest 4 days after treatment. Loss was more rapid with larger doses than with smaller doses.