Comparative efficacy of botanicals and insecticides on termites in sugarcane at Faisalabad [Pakistan]
2007
Ahmed, S. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agricultural Entomology) | Naseer, A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agricultural Entomology) | Fiaz, S.
Borers and termites are the most important insect pests of sugarcane worldwide. Subterranean termites are the major problem which affect the sugarcane crop from its germination through shoot emergence and finally on the quality of canes. At germination stage, the termite losses up to 90-100 percent have been recorded in sugarcane. Microtermes mycophagous, Microtermes obsi, Microtermes unicolor, Eremotermes paradoxalis, Odontotermes obesus are the species mostly recorded from agro-ecosystems of the Pakistan. Many farmers in Asia and Africa had been using plant extracts such as neem, wild tobacco, dried chillies, Calotropis procera and wood as etc. for controlling and repelling termites. Present research was conducted with objective to optimize the use of plant extracts such as Dhatura alba, Calotropis procera, Azadirachta indica and Haloxylon recurvum.
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