Efficacy of insecticides against pomegranate thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis (HOOD) Jadhao P.B., Kadam D.R., Jadhav R.D.*, Kangale G.K. Department of Agricultural Entomology, Vasantarao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra *Corresponding author Email: pbjadhaohh203@gmail.com
Online published on 23 July, 2019. Abstract A field trial was conducted to evaluate insecticides against the pomegranate thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis (Hood) at the Central Horticultural Nursery, Department of Horticulture VNMKV, Parbhani, Maharashtra. The insecticides evaluated include spinosad 45 SC, fipronil 5 SC, lamda cyhalothrin 5 EC, clothianidin 50 WDG, thiamethoxam 25 WG, imidacloprid 17.8 SL, nitenpyram 10 WSG, acetamiprid 20 SG, thiacloprid 21.7 SC and dinotefuran 20 SG. The study revealed that all these were superior, of which the most effective was spinosad followed by fipronil and lamda cyhalothrin, and dinotefuran was the least effective, though significantly superior over control. Top Keywords Scirtothrips dorsalis, pomegranate, spinosad, fipronil, lamda cyhalothrin, dinotefuran. Top |