FARGALLA, F., MOUSA, E., AFSAH, A. (2013). THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES ON SOME PESTS INFESTING COWPEA AND THE YIELD CROP IN QUALYOBIA GOVERNORATE. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 91(2), 471-480. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2013.163466
FARHA H. FARGALLA; ESAM A. MOUSA; ABED EL GABR F. AFSAH. "THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES ON SOME PESTS INFESTING COWPEA AND THE YIELD CROP IN QUALYOBIA GOVERNORATE". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 91, 2, 2013, 471-480. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2013.163466
FARGALLA, F., MOUSA, E., AFSAH, A. (2013). 'THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES ON SOME PESTS INFESTING COWPEA AND THE YIELD CROP IN QUALYOBIA GOVERNORATE', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 91(2), pp. 471-480. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2013.163466
FARGALLA, F., MOUSA, E., AFSAH, A. THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES ON SOME PESTS INFESTING COWPEA AND THE YIELD CROP IN QUALYOBIA GOVERNORATE. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2013; 91(2): 471-480. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2013.163466
THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES ON SOME PESTS INFESTING COWPEA AND THE YIELD CROP IN QUALYOBIA GOVERNORATE
Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Dokki, Giza
Abstract
Field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of four tested pesticides , namely Bio-fly 30x106 Cells/ ml L. and Biogard 6.4% WP as biopesticides , Lannate 90 %SP and Acron 72 % EC as chemical pesticides in reducing the population of the most destructive pests attacking cowpea plant (Cowpea pod borer Etiella zinckenella Tr. , the leafminer liromyza trifolli (Burgess) and the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) besides its affect on the number of associated predator Orius albidipennis(Reut.) and the total yield . Data revealed that biopesticides can be used to minimize the pest populations and give a high total yield and did not affect the population of the predator.