Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue: suppl

Comparative efficacy of seed treatment and foliar application of insecticides against shoot fly (Atherigonna soccata Rond.) infesting wheat

1University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005, Karnataka, India

ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal - 132 001, Haryana, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: poonam.jasrotia@icar.gov.in

Online published on 16 March, 2023.

Abstract

Seed treatment with imidacloprid 500 FS @ 6.00 ml/kg of seeds followed by foliar spray of fipronil 5 SC @ 500 ml/ha at 12 days was found effective treatment with minimum dead heart percentage (28.9%) and maximum grain yield (20.9 q/ha). The next effective treatment was of seed treatment with clothianidin 50 WDG @ 2.5 g/kg of seeds followed by foliar spray of fipronil 5 SC @ 500 ml/ha at 12 DAE (30.1% dead hearts, 19 q/ha grain yield).

Keywords

Insecticide, Insect management, Shoot fly, Seed treatment, Wheat