Efficacy of selected insecticides against sucking pests of pomegranate

Abstract

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.