The side effects of eight pesticides recommended in the Integrated Production of Apple (IPA) was evaluated on Trichogramma pretiosum Riley in laboratory, using the International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (IOBC) standard methodology. The pesticides (% commercial formulation in spray water) Captan 500 PM (0.240) and Delan (0.125) were harmless; Promalin (9.000) was slightly harmful; Assist (4.000) and Dormex (1.200) were moderately harmful; Vertimec 18 CE (0.100), Malathion 1000 CE (0.100) and Supracid 400 CE (0.100) were harmful to parasitoids in toxicity test on egg parasitoid T. pretiosum. The pesticides classified as moderately harmful and harmful, request subsequent tests of biological persistence of the product in greenhouse and on field.
integrated pest management; IOBC; pesticides; apple tree
