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Effect of Diflubenzuron Against Tobacco Caterpillar, Spodoptera litura F. on Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum L.

Volume : 66
Issue: Dec-dec
Pages: 799 - 801
Published: October 03, 2023
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Abstract


A field experiment was conducted in Tamil Nadu, Indis to find out the efficacy of diflubenzuron (1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(2-6-difluorobenzoyl)urea) against tobacco cater- pillar. Spodoptora litura F. on tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum L. and the efficacy was compared with that of chlorpyriphos. Chlorpyriphos caused quick mortality while mortality due to diflubenzuron treatment was comparable after 144 hrs of treatment. Combination of diflubenzuron with chlorpyriphos had no significant additive effect than chlorpyriphos alone.

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799 - 801
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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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