EFFECT OF Bemisia tabaci (GENN.) AND WEEDS MANAGEMENT IN CUCUMBER FIELDS ON INFESTATION WITH COTTON WHITEFLIES IN NEIGHBOURING COTTON FIELDS | ||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||
| Article 1, Volume 29, Issue 6, June 2004, Pages 3555-3560 PDF (647.8 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2004.239725 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. I. Shedeed,; S. M. Hassan; H. B. Homam | ||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, Nadi EI-Said Street, Dokki, Giza 12618, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cotton whitefly Bemisi« /abaci (Genn.) can be managed in cucumber fields by hand hoeing of weeds two times during the season and spraying of chlofopyrifosmethyl (Reldan 50% EC), pirimiphos-methyl (Actellic 50% EC), or mineral oil such as Caple-2, botinacal oil such as Jojoba oil or neem seed extract or by using Caple-2+ micronized sulpher. The effect of B./abaci and weeds management was monitored by counting the cotton whiteflies, which induces the new infestation in neighbour cotton fields. The investigations were conducted at Monofiea Governorate during 2002 & 2003 cotton seasons. The obtained results indicated thai weed management and spray with the insecticide, Actellic 50% EC or (mineral oil, Caple-2 +micronized sutpner) in cucumber fields had significant effect on reduction of infestion of B. tabaci in cotton fields. | ||
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