FIELD EVALUATION OF CHRYSOPERLA ZASTROWI SILLEMI (ESBEN-PETERSEN) (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE) AND NEEM CAKE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THRIPS (PSEUDODENDROTHRIPS MORI (THRIPIDAE : THYSANOPTERA) ON MULBERRY IN TAMIL NADU.

Autor: Beevi, N. Dhahira, Helen, S. Mahiba, T., Thirunavukkarasu, Chikkanna
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Sericulture; Dec2014, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p36-39, 4p
Abstrakt: The efficacy of Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi @ 3000 and 5000 eggs/ac, Neem cake @ 80 kg/ac, alone or in combination with both Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi and Neem cake and recommended dose of Dimethoate 30EC (0.10%)applied 15 and 25 days after pruning, was studied with farmers field to find a more sustainable strategy for the management of thrips in mulberry. The treatments were compared two times during the two seasons (February 2014 - April 2014 and May-2014 to July 2014 and to a control with no pesticide application. Applications of either the recommended dose of the synthetic pesticides Dimethoate 30 EC (0.10 %) or C.zastrowi sillemi 3000 eggs, 5000 eggs and both C. zastrowi sillemi 3000 eggs in combinations with a neemcake @ 80kg/ac were most effective in reducing thrips incidence and damage in both the seasons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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