Efficacy of insecticides on Diaphania hyalinata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on cucumber crop in Tonkpi region (Man, Côte D’ivoire) Diabaté Dohouonan*, Koné Pitou Woklin Euloge, Kadio Ekien Alloua Ahébé Bertille1, Akpesse Akpa Alexandre Moïse2, Tano Yao3 Department of Agronomy and Forestry, University of Man, Man, Côte d’Ivoire 1Department of Animal Biology, University Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire 2Department Biosciences, University Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 3University Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire *Corresponding authors' E-mail : diabdoh@yahoo.fr, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1911-5628
Online published on 4 March, 2024. Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the efficacies of pesticides Cypercal 50 EC®, K-OPTIMAL 35 EC® and K-TOTAL 35 EC® on the number and damage of D. hyalinata on cucumber in Man locality. Cucumber seeds were sown on January 25, 2021 (dry season) and May 16, 2021 (rainy season) in half-hectare divided into 4 equal parts. Cucumber plants damaged and the fruits attacked were higher during the dry season. The plant damage in the treated plots ranged from 16 to 26% and the fruit damage ranged between 12 to 21%. The lowest number of D. hyalinata larvae was recorded in the plots treated with Cypercal 50 EC®. Top Keywords Côte d’Ivoire, Cucumis sativus, Damage rate, Diaphania hyalinata, Pesticides. Top |