Biological control or the use of natural enemies is an alternative pest management strategy for dealing with arthropods. However, natural enemies may not always provide adequate control of plant-feeding insects and mites in greenhouses. As a result, research has assessed the concept of using natural enemies in conjunction with pesticides and the potential compatibility when both pest management...

Helicoverpa spp. and mirids, Creontiades spp., have been difficult to control biologically in cotton due to their unpredictable temporal abundance combined with a cropping environment often made hostile by frequent usage of broad spectrum insecticides. To address this problem, a range of new generation insecticides registered for use in cotton were tested for compatibility with the assassin bug...

Generalist insect predators play an essential role in regulating the populations of Bemisia tabaci and other pests in agricultural systems, but may be affected negatively by insecticides applied for pest management. Evaluation of insecticide compatibility with specific predator species can provide a basis for making treatment decisions with the aim of conserving natural enemies. Eleven insectic...

The field experiment was carried out on tomato in the Rabi season of 2019-20 at Vegetable Research Farm, Institute Agricultural Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. crop variety, Arka Vikas (Selection 22) selected to evaluate bioefficacy nine different insecticidal treatments against sucking pest complex and natural enemies under conditions. Two sprays 15 days intervals ten with ...

Abstract Background The rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), an exotic polyphagous pest and its infestation was documented on coconut ( Cocos nucifera L.) for the first time in India during 2016. RSW has attained a serious many economically important crop plants due to damage severity rapid spread across country short span of time. Hence,...