Effect of Different Synthetic Pesticides Against Pink Bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saund.) On Bt. and non-Bt. Cotton Crop – Pages 454-458

Imran Ali Rajput, Tajwer Sultana Syed, Arfan Ahmed Gilal, Agha Mushtaque Ahmed, Fahad Nazir Khoso, Ghulam Hussain Abro and Maqsood Anwar Rustamani
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2017.13.75
Published: 29 August 2017

Abstract: The field studies were conducted at the farmer’s field in 2015-2016 to determine the effect of three different insecticides (triazon, radiant and polytrin C) on Bt. and non-Bt. cotton varieties against pink bollworm. The results revealed that triazon was observed the most effective pesticide against PBW on both cotton varieties. The mortality reduction percent of 33.99 to 30.45% was recorded at triazon, 27.72 to 26.95% at radiant and 24.68 to 14.48% at polytrin C respectively, in 2015. However, in 2016 the mortality reduction percent decreased but effective trend of these selected pesticides were observed same with mortality reduction percent of 28.15 to 25.46% at triazon, 21.95 to 23.52% at radiant and 19.96 to 16.37% at polytrin C in Bt. and non-Bt. cotton varieties. In present investigation, triazon was observed the most effective pesticide than radiant and polytrin C on larvae of PBW in both Bt. and non-Bt. varieties.

Keywords: Pesticides, pink bollworm, Bt. and non-Bt. Cotton.

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