Journal of Entomological Research
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  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue: 1

Relative toxicity of certain insecticides to the adults of Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius)

  • Author:
  • Tanu Sharma, Khursheed A. Khan, Afsar M. Khan
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 45 to 48

Section of Entomology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh - 202 002, UP, India.

*Corresponding author's address: Science Section, Faculty of Unani Medicine, AMU, Aligarh - 202 002; E-mail: tsharma20@rediffmail.com.

Abstract

Studies on the relative toxicity of cypermethrin, malathion, methyl parathion and monocrotophos against adults of Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius) revealed that methyl parathion was most effective (LC50=0.437) and monocrotophos was the least effective.