Investigating the efficacy of some botanical and chemical insecticides on first-season sucking pests in cotton fields

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Plant Protection Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Darab, Iran

2 Department of Agricultural Entomology, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of the current research is treatment of cotton seeds with appropriate pesticides and foliar application with plant compounds in a way that be effective in control of first-season sap sucking pests in cotton fields. This experiment was designed to study the effect of several treatments including: 1-seed treatment with Thiamethoxam (Cruiser®), 2-seed treatment with Thiodicarb (Larvin®), 3-seed treatment with Imidacloprid (Gaucho®), 4-foliar application of insecticidal soap containing coconut oil (Palizin®), 5-foliar application of botanical insecticide containing pepper extract (Tondexir®), 6-foliar application of imidacloprid (Confidor®), and 7-control for control of first-season sap sucking pests in cotton fields. This research was carried out in a randomized complete block design with five replications at Darab Agricultural Research Station during two years (2020 and 2021). Seed treatments with Larvin® and Gaucho® were applied only in the second year of experiment. The results of the first year of the experiment showed that the cotton seed treatment with Cruser® kept the cotton seedlings free from the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover) until one month after the sowing date compared to other treatments that were applied as foliar spraying. The results of statistical analysis 41 days after sowing date showed that the most effective control method of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman) is seed treatment with Cruiser®. The results of the second year of the experiment showed that Cruzer®, Larvin®, and Gaucho®, which were impregnated with cotton seeds, caused a significant decrease in the population density of cotton whitefly nymph [Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)] until the end of the sampling period (41 days after sowing date). Foliar spraying of seedlings with herbal compounds (Palizin® and Tondexir®) in both years initially had a significant effect on reducing the population of aphids and whiteflies, but with increase of the time, their effect was less than other treatments. Based on the results of the present research, seed treatment with Cruzer® not only offers more control against cotton seedling sucking pests (onion thrips, cotton aphid and cotton whitefly), but also can be a better option in terms of economy, user's health and environmental effects.

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Plant Pest Research
Volume 14, Issue 1
June 2024
Pages 73-86

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  • Receive Date: 27 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 26 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 01 June 2024

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