TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gvozdenac, Sonja
AU  - Milovac, Željko
AU  - Vidal, Stefan
AU  - Lozanov Crvenković, Zagorka
AU  - Štajner Papuga, Ivana
AU  - Franeta, Filip
AU  - Ovuka, Jelena
AU  - Cvejić, Sandra
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/2595
AB  - Recent European Union regulations aim at reducing the use of chemical pesticides in
agriculture. In sunflower production in Serbia, the use of synthetic insecticides for soil and seed
treatments has become a prevailing practice for wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) control. However,
a number of compounds efficiently used as seed treatments have been phased out. This work aimed
at assessing the potential of an environmentally friendly “Attract and Kill” strategy (A&K) for
controlling wireworms in sunflower in comparison to conventional insecticides. The experiments
were carried out in 2018, 2019 and 2021 involving (a) soil treatments with ATTRACAP® and a Force
1.5 G; (b) seed treatments with Sonido, Force 20 CS, Lumiposa and Buteo Start 480 FS; (c) controls
(i.e., untreated seeds). The efficacy of the treatments was assessed based on the plant density and
emerging plant damage (%). A damage rating scale (levels 0–5) was created, aiming for a more reliable
and concrete interpretation of the results. Data were processed using binomial and multinomial
regressions, followed by modelling of the damage and calculating the odds of damage occurrence,
depending on the applied insecticide. In all experimental years and at all localities, the Force 20 CS
and/or Force 1.5 G treatments resulted in the highest plant density and the lowest percentage of plant
damage. ATTRACAP® showed good effectiveness, since plant density and percentage of damaged
plants were at the same level of significance as the commonly used conventional insecticides in
sunflower production (Sonido for seed treatment and Force 1.5 G for soil treatment). Thus, the
A&K strategy was efficient in controlling wireworms at conditions of low abundance, based on
three-year experimental results. Although the damage rating scale enabled a clear differentiation
of plant damage caused by wireworms responsible for reduced plant density, more reliable models
were obtained by binomial regressions, classifying plants as damaged or undamaged.
PB  - Basel : MDPI
T2  - Agronomy-Basel
T1  - Comparison of chemical and biological wireworm control options in Serbian sunflower fields and a proposition for a refined wireworm damage assessment
IS  - 12
SP  - 758
DO  - 10.3390/agronomy12040758
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Gvozdenac, Sonja and Milovac, Željko and Vidal, Stefan and Lozanov Crvenković, Zagorka and Štajner Papuga, Ivana and Franeta, Filip and Ovuka, Jelena and Cvejić, Sandra",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Recent European Union regulations aim at reducing the use of chemical pesticides in
agriculture. In sunflower production in Serbia, the use of synthetic insecticides for soil and seed
treatments has become a prevailing practice for wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) control. However,
a number of compounds efficiently used as seed treatments have been phased out. This work aimed
at assessing the potential of an environmentally friendly “Attract and Kill” strategy (A&K) for
controlling wireworms in sunflower in comparison to conventional insecticides. The experiments
were carried out in 2018, 2019 and 2021 involving (a) soil treatments with ATTRACAP® and a Force
1.5 G; (b) seed treatments with Sonido, Force 20 CS, Lumiposa and Buteo Start 480 FS; (c) controls
(i.e., untreated seeds). The efficacy of the treatments was assessed based on the plant density and
emerging plant damage (%). A damage rating scale (levels 0–5) was created, aiming for a more reliable
and concrete interpretation of the results. Data were processed using binomial and multinomial
regressions, followed by modelling of the damage and calculating the odds of damage occurrence,
depending on the applied insecticide. In all experimental years and at all localities, the Force 20 CS
and/or Force 1.5 G treatments resulted in the highest plant density and the lowest percentage of plant
damage. ATTRACAP® showed good effectiveness, since plant density and percentage of damaged
plants were at the same level of significance as the commonly used conventional insecticides in
sunflower production (Sonido for seed treatment and Force 1.5 G for soil treatment). Thus, the
A&K strategy was efficient in controlling wireworms at conditions of low abundance, based on
three-year experimental results. Although the damage rating scale enabled a clear differentiation
of plant damage caused by wireworms responsible for reduced plant density, more reliable models
were obtained by binomial regressions, classifying plants as damaged or undamaged.",
publisher = "Basel : MDPI",
journal = "Agronomy-Basel",
title = "Comparison of chemical and biological wireworm control options in Serbian sunflower fields and a proposition for a refined wireworm damage assessment",
number = "12",
pages = "758",
doi = "10.3390/agronomy12040758"
}

Gvozdenac, S., Milovac, Ž., Vidal, S., Lozanov Crvenković, Z., Štajner Papuga, I., Franeta, F., Ovuka, J.,& Cvejić, S.. (2022). Comparison of chemical and biological wireworm control options in Serbian sunflower fields and a proposition for a refined wireworm damage assessment. in Agronomy-Basel
Basel : MDPI.(12), 758.
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12040758

Gvozdenac S, Milovac Ž, Vidal S, Lozanov Crvenković Z, Štajner Papuga I, Franeta F, Ovuka J, Cvejić S. Comparison of chemical and biological wireworm control options in Serbian sunflower fields and a proposition for a refined wireworm damage assessment. in Agronomy-Basel. 2022;(12):758.
doi:10.3390/agronomy12040758 .

Gvozdenac, Sonja, Milovac, Željko, Vidal, Stefan, Lozanov Crvenković, Zagorka, Štajner Papuga, Ivana, Franeta, Filip, Ovuka, Jelena, Cvejić, Sandra, "Comparison of chemical and biological wireworm control options in Serbian sunflower fields and a proposition for a refined wireworm damage assessment" in Agronomy-Basel, no. 12 (2022):758,
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12040758 . .