Efficacy of selected insecticides against sucking pests of pomegranate

Six insecticides viz., imidacloprid 17.8 SL (0.00712%), thiamethoxam 25 WG (0.005%), chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC (0.0037%), dichlorvos 76% EC (0.076%), dimethoate 30% EC (0.06%) and fipronil 5% SC (0.01%) were evaluated against pomegranate sucking pests viz., thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae Haliday and two tailed mealy bug, Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell) during 2015–16 at the Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. The study revealed that dichlorvos 76% EC (0.076%), imidacloprid 17.8 SL (0.00712%) and dimethoate 30% EC (0.06%) were effective with the maximum mortality in thrips at 48 hours after treatment. Whereas, in whiteflies dimethoate 30% EC (0.06%) with 71.11 per cent mortality followed by imidacloprid 17.8 SL (0.00712%) 70.0 per cent mortality were observed. Thiamethoxam 25 WG (0.005%), imidacloprid 17.8 SL (0.00712%) and dimethoate 30% EC (0.06%) were effective against mealybugs.