Effect of different oil cakes on Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under greenhouse conditions

Abstract

The present trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of using five oil cakes, Cress, Rocket, Black cumin, Linseed and Parsley at different application rates on Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) compared to the impact of using Abamectin under greenhouse conditions. The result indicated that mentioned oil cakes were effective in suppressed the mite where, the highest reduction percentages of T. urticae were 85.45% and 95.94% (at 80 gm rate) by using Cress and Rocket cakes and 84.76%, 94.94% and 93.48% (at 60 gm rate) by using Black cumin, Linseed and Parsley cakes, respectively while it was 99.06% by using the acaricide. Highly significant differences were found between all treatments used with the control.