COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF SOME INSECTICIDES AGAINST SUCKING INSECT PESTS ON MUNGBEAN, VIGNA RADIATA (L.) WILCZEK

Jamshaid Iqbal; Muhammad Nadeem; Muhammad Waqas Ul Hassan

Jamshaid Iqbal Directorate of Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Nadeem Arid Zone Research Institute Bhakkar, Pakistan
Muhammad Waqas Ul Hassan Directorate of Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords: Mung bean, seed treatment, insecticides, sucking insect pests, Insect control

Abstract

A field study was conducted to evaluate one combination of seed treatment with imidacloprid (Confidor 70 WS) and spray with detergent and for insecticide sprays: imidacloprid (Confidor 20% SL), acetamiprid (Acelan 20% SL), thiomethoxam (Actara 25 WG) and acephate (Commando 75 SP), against sucking insect pests on mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) at Arid Zone Research Institute (AZRI), Bhakkar during 2012. All the treatments showed a significant difference with one another, regarding their effectiveness. The application of insecticide sprays immediately enhanced the mortality of the pests, whereas, the effect of seed-treatment and detergent did not show distinctive effect on the pests’ population. Imidacloprid and thiomethoxam resulted in a maximum mortality of the jassid, followed by acetamiprid. While in case of whitefly, imidacloprid was the most effective and resulted in a minimum population followed by acetamiprid. Acephate resulted in the maximum control of thrips and was found the most effective insecticide, followed by acetamiprid.