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Comparative effects of deltamethrin and Neem kernel solution treatments on Diamondback moth and Cotesia plutellae (Hym., Braconidae) parasitoid populations in the Cotonou peri‐urban area in Benin
Author(s) -
Goudeg A. E.,
Kirk A. A.,
Schiffers B.,
Bordat D.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0418
pISSN - 0931-2048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2000.00461.x
Subject(s) - diamondback moth , plutella , braconidae , biology , deltamethrin , parasitoid , toxicology , neem oil , pest analysis , horticulture , botany , lepidoptera genitalia , agronomy , larva , pesticide
A comparison between deltamethrin and Neem kernel solution treatments on Plutella xylostella (L.) populations was made in the Cotonou peri‐urban area. Diamondback moth populations were 10 times larger in deltamethrin plots, than in Neem plots after treatment. The number of marketable cabbages from Neem‐treated plots was 1.5 times greater than the number from deltamethrin‐treated plots. There was no apparent effect of either treatments on Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov) populations, the only parasitoid of the pest that was present in the area.