EGU24-2545, updated on 08 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-2545
EGU General Assembly 2024
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Copper nanoparticles: Insecticidal action, resistance management  and effect on  endosymbiont abundance in olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae 

Anastasios Malandrakis1, Kyriaki Varikou2, Νektarios Kavroulakis2, Antonis Nikolakakis2, Irene Dervisi3, Chrysavgi Reppa3, Stefanos Papadakis4, Maria Holeva3, and Constantinos Chrysikopoulos5
Anastasios Malandrakis et al.
  • 1Technical University of Crete, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Chania, Greece (tasmal@aua.gr)
  • 2Hellenic Agricultural Organization “ELGO-Dimitra”, Institute for Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture, Agrokipio-Souda, 73164 Chania, Greece.
  • 3Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Scientific Directorate of Phytopathology, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Kifissia, 14561, Greece
  • 4Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, 70013, Greece
  • 5Department of Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE.

The effectiveness of copper containing nanoparticles (Cu/CuO-NPs) against insecticide-resistant olive fruit flies (Bactrocera oleae) and their impact on the insect’s reproductive and endosymbiotic parameters were evaluated. The insecticidal activity of both nano and bulk copper [Cu(OH)2] was comparable or greater than that of the reference insecticide deltamethrin at recommended doses as revealed by feeding experiments. A significant synergistic effect between Cu-NPs or CuO-NPs and deltamethrin was observed in terms of adult mortality. Furthermore, the deltamethrin + Cu-NPs combination decreased the total number of offspring as compared with the untreated control. The above combination also significantly decreased the mean number of stings, pupae, female and total number offspring of the surviving female, compared to deltamethrin applied alone. The abundance of the Candidatus Erwinia dacicola- a B. oleae larvae bacterial gut endosymbiont- was adversely affected by bulk and nanosized copper. Concluding, Cu-NPs have a great potential to control insecticide-resistant B. oleae populations by reducing adult and larval survival and fecundity, and provide the means for reducing the environmental footprint of pesticides by minimizing their required doses.

This study was co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Rural Development Program (RDP/ΠΑΑ) 2014 – 2020, under the call "Cooperation for environmental projects, environmental practices and actions for climate change“ (project code: Μ16SΥΝ2-00354).

How to cite: Malandrakis, A., Varikou, K., Kavroulakis, Ν., Nikolakakis, A., Dervisi, I., Reppa, C., Papadakis, S., Holeva, M., and Chrysikopoulos, C.: Copper nanoparticles: Insecticidal action, resistance management  and effect on  endosymbiont abundance in olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae , EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-2545, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-2545, 2024.

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