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- Title
EFFICACY OF NEW CHEMISTRY INSECTICIDES AGAINST BRINJAL SHOOT AND FRUIT BORER (LEUCINODES ORBONALIS GUENEE).
- Authors
Rehman, Fasih Ur; Gulzar, Asim; Ahmad, Munir; Mukhtar, Tariq; Ali, Muhammad
- Abstract
Brinjal is one of the important vegetable of world. It is smooth shiny skinned deep purple fruit and considered as staple vegetable. It accumulates vitamin A & D and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, iron, iodine and copper. Brinjal shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee) is one of major chewing insect pest of brinjal and its infestation cause severe losses to this crop. In Pakistan farmers mostly rely on the chemicals to control pests. In the present study the efficacy of some new chemistry insecticides was evaluated against brinjal shoot and fruit borer. The experiment was conducted by using fruit dip method against 1st instar larvae. The results revealed that flubendamide was most effective insecticide among all the tested insecticide with 87% mortality after 72 h of application while imidacloprid was the least effective. The finding of this research provides useful information regarding better management of BFSB in the field.
- Subjects
EGGPLANT diseases &; pests; LEUCINODES; INSECTICIDES; INSECT pest control; EGGPLANT
- Publication
Pakistan Entomologist, 2017, Vol 39, Issue 2, p33
- ISSN
1017-1827
- Publication type
Article