Optimum number of sprays of insecticides for controlling mango shoot gall, Apsylla cistellata Buckton (Hemiptera: Psyllidae).
Kuldeep Sharma, Khan M. A., Karnatak A. K.
Author Affiliation: Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Entomology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 145, India.
Entomon 33 : 209-211
Abstract : An experiment was conducted to find out the optimum number of sprays of commonly used insecticides, viz. dimethoate, quinalphos, endosulfan, monocrotophos, thiamethoxam and imidachloprid for control of mango shoot gall. The spraying was started from the middle of August and repeated at 15 day intervals. Dimethoate, at 2 ml/l and three sprays was found most effective for controlling the gall formation. Endosulfan was the least effective against the pest.