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- Title
Validation of Integrated Pest Management Modules against Piercing and Sucking Insect Pest of Rice.
- Authors
Longkumer, I. Yimjenjang; Ahmad, Md. Abbas; Choudhary, Sandeep; Laichattiwar, M. A.; Bajia, R.
- Abstract
Background: Rice is one of the most common cereal crops in India, which has been found attacked by several insect pests including hoppers, stem borer, leaf folder, gall midge and ear head bugs. Farmers typically employ insecticides as preventative and curative management which causes needless issues. Although integrated pest management (IPM) has been recommended to nullify the ill effects of chemicals pesticides, farmers are hesitant to employ the IPM's components and mostly rely on pesticides. IPM integrates knowledge-based techniques of biological, cultural, physical, host plant resistance and chemical control strategies in order to limit pest populations considered economically acceptable. Present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of IPM strategy improving upon the crop productivity. Methods: An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) module comprising of spacing, introduction of natural enemies, application of botanicals, entomopathogenic fungi, installation of yellow sticky traps and chemical pesticide (Thiamethoxam) was assessed in comparison with Farmers Practice (FP) (usual routine followed by the farmer during the cropping season) in the farmer's fields. Result: The pooled mean data of per cent leaf incidence by Nephotettix virescens ranged between 4.59-6.25% during the two years research in IPM module, while in farmers practices mean leaf damage varied between 8.09-8.61%. Similarly, the leaf damage caused by Nilaparvata lugens ranged between 4.88-7.61% as compared to 8.64-10% in the farmers practices. The BC ration was recorded to be 1: 7.6 and 1:6.85 during 2018 and 2019, respectively.
- Subjects
RICE diseases &; pests; INSECT pests; THIAMETHOXAM; INTEGRATED pest control; NILAPARVATA lugens; GALL midges; STEM borers
- Publication
Agricultural Science Digest, 2024, Vol 44, Issue 2, p351
- ISSN
0253-150X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18805/ag.D-5823