Legume Research - An International Journal
Web of Science
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue: 1

Effectiveness of beauveria bassiana on soybean leaf miner, Aproaerema Modicella deventer

  • Author:
  • M.D. Joshi, V.N. Patel
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 73 to 74

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, India

Online published on 4 October, 2011.

Abstract

The results of two applications of nine different insecticidal treatments against leaf miner, (Aproaerema modicella Deventer) infesting soybean revealed that the treatments with all the chemicals were found most effective for the control of the pest. Among the eco-friendly pesticides used NSKE 5 per cent was found most effective followed by neemazol @ 2 ml/litre. Also, Beauveria bassiana was found effective against the pest as it showed increasing trend in the pest mortality.

Keywords

B. bassiana, Soybean leaf miner, A. modicella