Efficiency of Coccinella undecimpunctata (Reiche) adults, in Suppressing Aphid gossypii (Glover) Population on Tomato Plant | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, F. Toxicology & Pest Control | ||
| Article 7, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2021, Pages 65-69 PDF (717.15 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsf.2021.142453 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Inas M. Yahia; Noha A. Ibrahim | ||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Biological control is a very safe and effective method for the management of pests. In this study, Coccinella undecimpunctata (Reiche) adults were used in the management of Aphid gossypii population. The total mean reduction percentage of A. gossypii individuals recorded 67.8, 74.7 and 85.26 % at three different levels of release treatment at 1, 3 and 5 adult predators/plants respectively. Also, the results showed that releasing of C. undecimpunctataadult stage reduced the damage caused by A. gossypii in the total yield of tomato plants. Also, the fruit weight and the fruit's number/ plant increased in presence of predators compared with control. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Coccinella undecimpunctata; Aphid gossypii; tomatoplants; biological control | ||
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