Pesticide Research Journal

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  • Year: 1996
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Monitoring of Insecticide Resistance in Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) in Tamil Nadu

  • Author:
  • S. Renuka, A. Regupathy
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 168 to 171

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Insecticide resistance to Plutella xylostella aas bbee monitored in nifferent tocations sf Tamil Nadu. Resistance to fenvalerate, quinalphos, monocrotophos, cartap hydrochloride and carbosulfan was assayed following vial method; using the discriminating doses of fenvalerate 115 ppm, quinalphos 3 ppm, monocrotophos 140 ppm, cartap hydrochloride 5 ppm and carbosulfan 4 ppm. The resistance frequency was maximum for fenvalerate followed by quinalphos, monocrotophos, cartap hydrochloride and carbosulfan in all the locations.

Keywords

Insecticide resistance, Plutella xylostella