Efficacy of commercial herbal pesticides on sucking pests of pomegranate.
2012
Jafari nodoushan, Ali | Shamszadeh, Mehdi
Pomegranate aphid and mite is one of important pests of pomegranate trees in Iran and main damage of aphid and mite is caused in spring and summer, respectively. These pests feed on the sap of the leaves and fruit skin and cause weakness and loss of trees product. In the present study, in 2010 year, the effect of different concentrations (2000 & 2500 ppm) of palizin® and tondexir® were tested with four replications, in Tehran, Khorasan- Razavi, Yazd, Lorestan and Markazi regions. The treatments were compared considering aphids and mites population before and after treatment. Based on result, application of palizin® (insecticidal and acaricidal soap) and tondexir® (Hot pepper extract insecticide emulsifiable concentrate) with 2000 ppm concentration, were effective in decreasing pomegranate aphids damage, respectively. Key Words: Pomegranate, pomegranate aphid, pomegranate mite, control, herbal pesticides
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