Open AccessNon–target effects of insecticides on the abundance of predators in Soybean
Author(s) -
A. A. Motaphale,
B. B. Bhosle,
B.B. Gaikwad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of biological control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-930X
pISSN - 2230-7281
DOI - 10.18311/jbc/2016/15602
Subject(s) - beauveria bassiana , biology , coccinella septempunctata , azadirachtin , population , bassiana , zoology , toxicology , biological pest control , veterinary medicine , horticulture , pesticide , predation , agronomy , predator , ecology , medicine , coccinellidae , environmental health
Highest population of Coccinella septempunctata after first spray was observed in untreated control (1.92) followed by Bt (1.70), Beauveria bassiana (1.66) whereas during second spray more number of C. septempunctata observed in untreated control (2.01) followed by Azadirachtin 1500 ppm (1.77) and NSKE 5% (1.74). The population of Chrysoperla arabica was highest in untreated control (1.47) followed by NSKE 5% (0.99) and Beauveria bassiana (0.96 ) during first spray and after second spray observed in untreated control (1.30) followed by Beauveria bassiana (0.94) and Nomuraea rileyi (0.93).