Pesticide usage of durian grower in Prachinburi province
2001
Achaneeya Thamanukulchai(King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Graduate Studies. Department of Plant Pest Management Technology) | Suwarin Bamrungsuk(King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Agricultural Technology. Department of Plant Pest Management Technology)
Pesticide usage survey of 52 durian growers were carried out at Muang District of Prachinburi Province by using questionnaires during October, 2000-March, 2001. The studies revealed that pest problems are durian psyllids, thrips, mites, fruit boring caterpillar, mealybungs, root rot, leaf fall and pink disease where as pesticides for controlling these pest are endosulfan, carbaryl, carbosulfan, propargite, fosetyl-aluminium, copper oxychloride, carbendazim. In addition, the results indicated the durian growers tended to decrease the use of pesticides.
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