The effectiveness of some conventional and bio rational insecticides on the Maskell scale insect, Insulaspis pallidula (Green) on mango trees in Ismailia Governorate.

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

2 Plant Protection department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal, University, Ismailia, Egypt

Abstract

An experiment was carried out at the 2nd of January, 2007 at Fayed district, Ismailia
Government, to evaluate the effectiveness of some conventional insecticides , bio- pesticides
and Mineral oils on the Maskell scale insect, Insulaspis pallidula (Green) infested Mango
trees, Mangifiera indica L. The obtained results obviously showed that Admiral was the
most affective compound, which gave 83.35% percentage of reduction, followed by Biover
(79.46%), Bioranza (78.88%), Conserve (73.96%) and Malathion (71.60%) reduction
percentage. The least effective compound was Masrona oil which gave (68.52%)
percentage of reduction.

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
Volume 5, Issue 2
August 2012
Pages 81-86

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