Integration of mineral oil and water-washing as an effective tool to control Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
This study was aimed to evaluate the efficiency of winter control by water-washing + mineral oil compared to repeated use of insecticides in controlling Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) in peach orchards of the Mazandaran province. This experiment was conducted as a completely randomise...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-8109/2025/1450-81092502173J.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study was aimed to evaluate the efficiency of winter control by water-washing + mineral oil compared to repeated use of insecticides in controlling Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) in peach orchards of the Mazandaran province. This experiment was conducted as a completely randomised design with three treatments and five replications in a peach orchard located in the Makran village, Miandorud city: (1) chlorpyrifos (Chlorpyrifos-methyl Kavosh®, 40% EC) and ethion (Ethion Kavosh®, 47% EC) at a concentration of 2 L/1000L of water, (2) water-washing + mineral oil (Volk Kavosh®, 90% EC) at a ratio of 5% (V/V), and (3) control (no spraying). The results showed that there was a significant difference between the efficiency of water-washing+mineral oil compared to the chemical insecticides in controlling P. pentagona. Water-washing+mineral oil spraying showed an efficacy of 80.25% and 75.71% in controlling nymphs and adults of P. pentagona, respectively, during the spring season. The efficiency of the mentioned treatment in reducing the population of nymphs and female adults during the summer season was 77.00% and 69.12%, respectively. Water-washing + mineral oil recorded 70.32% and 71.09% in controlling the populations of nymphs and adults of this pest during the autumn season. On the other hand, the efficiency of the insecticides on the nymphs and adults was 63.70% and 55.78%, 61.68% and 49.78%, 37.03% and 40.83% during spring, summer and autumn, respectively. As a result, the findings showed that winter control with a single application of water-washing + mineral oil had higher and significant efficiency than three applications of chemical insecticides. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-8109 2406-0968 |