Alternative insecticides for the control of the mango mealy bug, Drosicha mangiferae Green to overcome the failure of usually available insecticides.
Dhingra S.
Author Affiliation: Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India.
Journal of Entomological Research 14 : 139-141
Abstract : When 10 insecticides were tested in sprays against adults of the mango pest Drosicha mangiferae in the laboratory, lindane and malathion were found to be practically ineffective, but the LC50s for lambda-cyhalothrin, alphamethrin [an isomer of cypermethrin], decamethrin [alpha- cypermethrin], parathion-methyl, fenvalerate, monocrotophos and endosulfan were 0.0024, 0.0196, 0.0209, 0.0292, 0.0385, 0.0454, 0.2357 and 0.9303, resp.