Management of american serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) on tomato

Abstract

A pot culture experiment was conducted to assess the efficacy of selected non chemicals and insecticides against Liriomyza trifolii in tomato at College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala during 2016-17. Among the various treatments chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 0.03% at 10 days interval was found to be the best treatment in reducing leaf damage (percentage), number of mines plant and number of larvae plant. Among the non-chemicals, fish amino acid 0.5% at 10 days interval and NSKE 5% at 10 days interval were found effective in reducing the incidence of leaf miner in tomato.