Open AccessThe Use of Chemicals with Specific Mode of Action in an Integrated Control Program on Eggplant for the Greenhouse Whitefly, Triαleurodes vαporαriorum
Author(s) -
Safel Dawla Abdalla,
S. Michelakis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
entomologia hellenica/entomologia hellenica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2459-3885
pISSN - 0254-5381
DOI - 10.12681/eh.14015
Subject(s) - trialeurodes , greenhouse whitefly , whitefly , greenhouse , toxicology , biology , agronomy , horticulture , environmental science , homoptera , pest analysis
In the unheated plastic greenhouses of Crete, the control of the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood using chemicals is usually needed during winter time. The systemic insecticide Vydate when applied as soil granules at the highest dose (2g/plant), gave protection for young eggplants against whitefly for a period of 5 weeks. Experiment with different chemicals showed that the new insect growth regulator Nomolt, is fairly effective in controlling the greenhouse whitefly when used in combination with Actellic. It gave equally good results when compared with a mixture of Applaud and Actellic.