Annals of Plant Protection Sciences
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue: 2

Acute toxicity of Emamectin benzoate 5 WG against Spodoptera litura (Fab.) of Cabbage

  • Author:
  • P. Parthiban, R. K. Murali Baskaran, K. Thangavel
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 260 to 263

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, (TNAU), Madurai-625 104, India

*Email id: rcrkm2013@gmail.com

Online published on 10 September, 2014.

Abstract

LC50 and LC90 of Emamectin 5 WG to Spodoptera litura through cabbage leaf disc technique were 0.0054 and 0.0286%, 0.0026 and 0.0135% and 0.0004 and 0.0081% on 12, 24 and 48 hrs. after treatment. Emamectin 5 WG and 5 SG were effective by recording low LT50 and LT90 values by recording 6.31 and 17.88 hrs (0.03%) and 6.82 and 20.19 hrs (0.035%) as against chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC (18.09 & 81.62 hrs at 0.01%).

Keywords

Acute toxicity, Emamectin benzoate, Spodoptera litura