BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Efficacy of Insecticides Against Melon Fly, Bactrocera Cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Its Impact on Cucumber Yield

  • Author:
  • M. A. Waseem, A. Naganagoud, D. Sagar, M. Abdul Kareem
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 240 to 243

Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur-584 102

Online published on 11 June, 2012.

Abstract

Among the different insecticides evaluated against fruit fly, B. Cucurbitae, commercial neem product (Nimbex) @ 5.00 ml/l was found to be superior, followed by acephate 75 SP @ 0.50 gm/l and spinosad 45 SC @ 0.12 ml/l and recorded higher cucumber yield.

Keywords

Melon fly, Insecticides, neem, cucucrbits