Relative Toxicity of Some Conventional Insecticides Against Adult Beetles of <I>Calopepla leayana</I> Latr. (Chrysomelidae : Coleoptera)

B. K. Gupta; S. I. Ahmed; Vijay Veer

doi:10.36808/if/1989/v115i6/9066

Relative Toxicity of Some Conventional Insecticides Against Adult Beetles of Calopepla leayana Latr. (Chrysomelidae : Coleoptera)

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B. K. Gupta
S. I. Ahmed
Vijay Veer

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/1989/v115i6/9066

Abstract

Twenty two conventional insecticides were tested as direct spray against adult beetles of Calopepla leayana. This is a serious pest of Gmelina arborea plantations and occurs all along the tract of its host plant. The relative effectiveness of these insecticides was in order of Formothion> Monocrotophos> Quinalphos> Chlordimeform> gamma-BHC> Malathion + Fenitrothion > Toxaphene> Malathion> Dichlorvos (Nuvan) > Pyrethrum> Klofos > Endosulfan > Bromophos-ethyl > Fenitrothion > Dieldrin> D.D.T. > Aldrin> Chlordane> Dichlorvos (DDVP)> Methyl parathion.

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B. K. Gupta

S. I. Ahmed

Vijay Veer

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1989-06-01

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Gupta, B. K., Ahmed, S. I., & Veer, V. (1989). Relative Toxicity of Some Conventional Insecticides Against Adult Beetles of <I>Calopepla leayana</I> Latr. (Chrysomelidae : Coleoptera). Indian Forester, 115(6), 430–434. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/1989/v115i6/9066

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