1Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110 012, India
Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: richthakur61@gmail.com
Online published on 13 September, 2023.
LC50 of thiamethoxam to aphids reared over 8 generations under laboratory conditions without selection pressure was estimated to be 3.33 ppm as against 6.08 ppm in the parental population indicating the existence of field level resistance in the local population to the insecticide.
Baseline toxicity, LC50, Lipaphis erysimi, Thiamethoxam
