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Evaluation of Insecticides and Botanical Oils Against Cotton Whitefly Bemisia Tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: The research study was conducted to compare the efficacy of insecticides viz. imidacloprid, acetamiprid, lambda-cyhalothrin‎ and botanical oils viz. neem oil, castor oil and linseed oil against Bemisia tabaci‎ (Gennadius, 1889) under laboratory conditions. By following Completely Randomized Design, bioassay was performed by leaf dip method with three replications and mortality data were collected after 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours of treatment. The study revealed that both botanical and synthetic pesticides had significant effects on whitefly nymphal mortality. However, the most effective pesticides for whitefly up to 96 hours were imidacloprid and neem oil, while lambda cyhalothrin and linseed oil remained least effective, and the others showed 50-60% mortality throughout the experiment.

Source: University of Sindh Journal of Animal Sciences (USJAS)

DOI: 10.57038/usjas.v7i04.6649

Authors: MUHAMMAD IRFAN SHAN, MUHAMMAD HAMID BASHIR, RANA MUHAMMAD MAZHAR ALI, SHERAZ UL HAQ, FAISAL NOOR, FARWA ASLAM

Institutions: University of Agriculture Faisalabad, University of Sargodha

Language: English

Topic: Insect Pest Control Strategies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad