Journal of Ornamental Horticulture
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

Responses of acaricides against two-spotted spider mites Tetranychus urticae Koch infesting Cymbidium under polyhouse in Sikkim

  • Author:
  • V.S. Nagrare, Rampal
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 104 to 106

National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong-737106, Sikkim, India. vishlesh2003@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

Clorfenapyre reduced 90 per cent mites population Tetranyhus urticae Koch on orchid Cymbidium six days after treatment whereas propergite, ethion, profenofos, kelthane, neem oil, NSKE and a fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus between 69.46 to 78.24 per cent and were at par. Biorationals Neem oil and NSKE and P. fumosoroseus can be useful lool ln eco friendly mites management as an IPM component.

Keywords

Cymbidium, mites, Tetranychus urticae, acaricides, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, polyhouse