Evaluation of insecticidal rotation against cotton whitefly Bemisia tabaci on the Nili tomato crop

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Central Agric Pestici& Laboratory. Agriculture Research Center. Giza, Egypt.

2 Etay El-Baroud Agric Res Station, Agriculture Research Center. Gin, Egypt.

3 Pesticide & Chemistry Dept, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt.

10.21608/jpces.2003.459451

Abstract

A field trial was conducted on a viral-infection tolerant tomato variety (Rover E 446 Fl hybrid), at Etay El-Baroud, Agricultural Research Station (Zarzoura), Behera Governorate, Egypt. Three treatments with different biorational and conventional insecticides in a rotational program had been applied for controlling the cotton whitefly Bemisia tabaci. The present results showed that the best treatment was a sequence of fenpropathlin, pymctrozinc and lambda-cyhalothrin. It eave good result for controlling the different stages of B. tabaci and minimized visible viral symptoms Also, the highest yield of tomatoes was obtained after three sprays during the season 

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Journal of Pest Control and Environmental Sciences
Volume 11, Issue 2
December 2003
Pages 17-26

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