1Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, E-mail: biswa.kris@gmail.com
2Pulses and Oilseed Research Station, Berhampore, Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia -741 252, West Bengal, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: fashialam@gmail.com
Online published on 4 September, 2014.
The studies revealed that spiromesifen 240 SC @ 150 g a.i./ha significantly reduced the red spider mite infestation and was second best in reducing whitefly population. The highest yield was recorded in spiromesifen 240 SC @ 150 g a.i./ha. Further, spiromesifen showed excellent residual activity over three weeks whereas standards failed to provide such long residual action in spite of three or four applications. observations also indicated that the spiromesifen was very safe to Stethorus sp. and Amblyseius sp.
Bemisia tabaci, spiromesifen, Tetranychus spp, tomato
