FARRAG, R. (1998). CONTROL OF THE POTATO TUBER MOTH, PHTHOR! MAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA GELECHIIDAE) AT STORAGE. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 76(3), 947-953. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1998.358448
RAMADAN M. FARRAG. "CONTROL OF THE POTATO TUBER MOTH, PHTHOR! MAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA GELECHIIDAE) AT STORAGE". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 76, 3, 1998, 947-953. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1998.358448
FARRAG, R. (1998). 'CONTROL OF THE POTATO TUBER MOTH, PHTHOR! MAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA GELECHIIDAE) AT STORAGE', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 76(3), pp. 947-953. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1998.358448
FARRAG, R. CONTROL OF THE POTATO TUBER MOTH, PHTHOR! MAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA GELECHIIDAE) AT STORAGE. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 1998; 76(3): 947-953. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1998.358448
CONTROL OF THE POTATO TUBER MOTH, PHTHOR! MAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA GELECHIIDAE) AT STORAGE
Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Station, Sabahia, Alexandria, Egypt
Abstract
The effect of Dipel 2 X, caffeine and sumithion 3% 0,60 days after treatment on infestation of potato tubers with Phthorimaea operculella was studied. Treatments with the afore-mentioned materials at concentrations of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3% decreased infestation. At 0.3%, the percentage of infestation on tubers dropped to approximately 10% for caffeine treatment, while treatment with Dipel 2X or sumithion resulted in zero infestation compared to 100% infestation in the control after 60 days. Treatments decreased the numbers of tunnel exits on infested tubers after 60 days to 0, 0 and 2 with 0.3% Dipel 2X, sumithion and caffeine compared to 226.67 tunnel exits/1 kg. of tubers in the control.