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- Title
Empirical studies of integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).
- Authors
Shankar, Uma; Mukhtar, Yousra
- Abstract
Experimental studies were conducted at Entomology Farm, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu for two consecutive years (2021–22 and 2022–23) to evaluate the effect of different insecticides against the larval population of Helicoverpa armigera Hubner and the foraging behavior of leafcutter bees in chickpea. The present study recorded six leafcutter bee species within the family Megachilidae and order Hymenoptera (Megachile hera Bingham, M. conjuncta Fabricius, M. lanata Fabricius, Pseudomegachile sp., Osmia sp., and Coelioxys sp.) foraging on chickpea flowers. Four bio-insecticides (B. thuringiensis var. kurstaki, Ha-NPV, NSKE, Neem oil) and three synthetic insecticides (Spinosad, Novaluron, Emamectin benzoate) along with control were evaluated for their efficacy against target pest and pollinators. The foraging of leafcutter bees was significantly higher in bio-insecticide-treated plots than in synthetic-insecticide-treated plots. B. thuringiensis and Ha-NPV were at par in reducing the maximum larval population of H. armigera while causing the least disturbance in the foraging behavior of leafcutter bees. In contrast, synthetic insecticide-treated plots witnessed the least foraging by the pollinators on chickpea flowers.
- Subjects
INTEGRATED pest control; EMAMECTIN benzoate; INSECTICIDES; HELICOVERPA armigera; CHICKPEA; NEEM oil; FORAGING behavior
- Publication
Journal of Plant Diseases & Protection, 2024, Vol 131, Issue 1, p201
- ISSN
1861-3829
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s41348-023-00819-4