Evaluation of Toxicity of some Novel Molecules of Insecticides against <I>Spodoptera litura</I> (FAB.)

Shiwani Bhatnagar; Arvind Kumar; A. K. Karnatak; Yogesh Kumar

doi:10.36808/if/2013/v139i11/40620

Evaluation of Toxicity of some Novel Molecules of Insecticides against Spodoptera litura (FAB.)

Authors

Shiwani Bhatnagar Forest Protection Division, Arid Forest Research Institute, New Pali Raod, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Arvind Kumar Forest Protection Division, Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi
A. K. Karnatak Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant Univ. of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar â€“ 263145, U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand
Yogesh Kumar Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant Univ. of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar â€“ 263145, U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2013/v139i11/40620

Keywords:

Spodoptera litura, Novel Insecticides, LC₅₀ Values, Dose Mortality Response

Abstract

An attempt was made to assess the toxicity of some novel molecules of insecticides against Spodoptera litura (Fab.). The dose mortality response to the 7 d old larvae of S. litura indicated that spinosad at 24 h was 4.773 times more toxic than cartap hydrochloride at LC₅₀ value. By the lapse of time this ratio further increases to 82.5 at 48 h and 71 times at 72h. The relative toxicity ratio (RTR) of novel molecules at LC₅₀ value in comparison to cartap hydrochloride at 24h and 48h were: spinosad (4.77, 9.9)> fipronil (1.59, 3) and at 72h the values were spinosad (10.14) and fipronil (2.54). LC₅₀ values of cartap hydrochloride, fipronil, spinosad, as 0.44% and 0.126%; 0.0418% and 0.079%; 0.004% and 0.0264% respectively at 24 h.

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