Pomegranate aphid management with insecticides

Abstract

A field trial was conducted to management pomegranate aphids Aphis punicae Passerine through newer insecticides at Central Horticultural Nursery, Department of Horticulture Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra. The efficacy insecticides viz., clothianidin 50 WDG, thiamethoxam 25 WG, imidacloprid 17.8 SL, fipronil 5 SC, acetamiprid 20 SG, nitenpyram 10 WSG, thiacloprid 21.7 SC, spinosad 45 SC, lamdacyhalothrin 5 EC and dinotefuran 20 SG revealed that all these were significantly superior. The most effective was clothianidin followed by thiamethoxam and imidacloprid. Dinotefuran and lamdacyhalothrin was found least effective but it was significantly superior over control.