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Evaluation of chemical insecticides and botanicals against various stages of spiralling whitefly, (Aleurodicus dispersus Russell) on mulberry

Volume : 87
Issue: Jul-sep
Pages: 379 - 381
Published: June 28, 2023
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Abstract


Synthetic chemicals and plant products were evaluated against spiralling whitefly (SWF) eggs and nymphs. Ovicidal action was higher in dichlorvos (89.38 per cent) followed by malathion (88.06 per cent) and phosalone (82.96 per cent). Plant products viz., Neem oil (NO)B, Neem oil (NO)A, Neem seed kernel extract (NSKE) and Neem oil (NO)+ Pungam oil (PO) C registered the mortality percentage of 59.27, 53.36, 52.08 and 50.99 respectively. Fish oil rosin soap (FORS) and higher in malathion treatment (93.10 per cent) followed by phosalone (90.63 per cent) and dichlorvos (90.42 per cent)

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379 - 381
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Aleurodicus dispersus Mulberry Insecticides Eggs and Nymphs
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