Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu, India
Online published on 3 November, 2011.
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.
Insecticide resistance, Plutella xylostella
