Annals of Plant Protection Sciences

  • Year: 2005
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 1

Comparative Field Efficacy of Synthetic Insecticides and Bio-Pesticides Against Aphids on Potato

  • Author:
  • Amitava Konar1, Santanu Paul2,
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 34 to 36

1All India Coordinated Potato Improvement Project, B.C.K.V., Kalyani, Nadia,

2Deptt. of Agril. Entomology, B.C.K.V., Mohanpur-741 252, Nadia, India

Abstract

A field trial was carried out to compare the efficacy of synthetic insecticides and bio-pesticides against two species of aphids together, viz. Myzus persicae and Aphis gossypii. The efficacy of phorate 10G, carbofuran 3G, acephate 75SP, lindane 6.5 WP, Bacillus subtilis 109 spore count/ml, Beauveria bassiana 108 spore count/ml, azadirachtin 10,000 ppm and NPV were evaluated against the pests. The granular systemic insecticides were most effective for a long time in reducing the aphid population. Acephate, B. subtilis and azadirachtin were also effective for the pest for a short period. But the efficacy of these bio-pesticides was not at par with synthetic insecticides.

Keywords

Aphis gossypii, Azadirachtin, Bacillus subtilis, Myzus persicae, Solanum tuborosum, Systemic insecticides