Integrated pest management of mango mealybug (Drosicha mangiferae) in mango orchards.
Haider Karar, Arif M. J., Sayyed H. A., Shafqat Saeed, Ghulam Abbas, Arshad M.
Author Affiliation: Entomological Research Sub-station, Multan, Pakistan.
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 11 : 81-84
Abstract : An experiment was conducted to destroy the eggs and management of nymphs through different IPM components. The mango orchards were visited and it was found that maximum number of females were exposed from the roots of host plants in the field (1.9 m2) and minimum numbers of females were recorded from the cracks of trees, sides of kacha roads, soil under tree canopy (0.16 m-2). The data revealed that the treatment with three measures (cultural, mechanical & chemical) were combined had maximum effect in reducing the population i.e., 98.46%. It was also concluded from the results that the measures in integrated form gave better results than the single treatment.