Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend Verticellium lecanii for whitefly control.
- Taxon
- B. tabaci
Bemisia tabacie0 - Treatment
- Verticellium lecaniie0
- Interactor
- Verticellium lecaniie0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- control tomato and cotton whiteflye0
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Verbatim
e0“It is concluded that the use of certain botanical extracts (Azdrachtin ) and fungi (Peacilomyces fumosoroseus and Verticellium lecanii )for the control tomato and cotton whitefly, B. tabaci Biotype “Q” is an important and useful approach.”
Title
A AbdElhady; F. shaheen; Salwa Negm; et al. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology /Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology 2014. doi:10.21608/jppp.2014.88046
Other claims from this paper (17)
- Intervention effect Jojoba oil moderately affected whitefly, with reported efficacy ranges of 59.3–66.7 and 58.7–66.3%.
- Intervention effect Peacilomyces fumosoroseus moderately affected whitefly with reported efficacy ranges of 59.3–66.7 and 58.7–66.3%.
- Intervention effect Azdrachtin moderately affected whitefly with reported efficacy ranges of 59.3–66.7 and 58.7–66.3%.
- Intervention effect Verticellium lecanii moderately affected whitefly with reported efficacy ranges of 59.3–66.7 and 58.7–66.3%.
- Observation The four moderately effective compounds affected E. mundus by 59.9–66.7%.
- Observation The four moderately effective compounds affected C. carnea by 60.3–67.7 and 60.3–67.3%.
- Intervention effect Actara had high efficacy against whitefly: 85.2 and 87.0%.
- Intervention effect Actara had high efficacy against C. carnea: 86.3 and 85.0%.
- Intervention effect Actara had high efficacy against E. mundus: 85.0 and 88.3%.
- Intervention effect Mineral oil caused whitefly mortality of 79.2 and 79.9% across the two years.
- Intervention effect Sulphur caused whitefly mortality of 72.6 and 70.9% across the two years.
- Intervention effect Mineral oil caused E. mundus mortality of 78.1 and 78.2%.
- Intervention effect Sulphur caused E. mundus mortality of 71.7 and 72.2%.
- Intervention effect Mineral oil caused C. carnea mortality of 78.1 and 78.9%.
- Intervention effect Sulphur caused C. carnea mortality of 72.5% in both years.
- Recommendation The authors recommend Azdrachtin for whitefly control with safety to natural enemies and environment.
- Recommendation The authors recommend Peacilomyces fumosoroseus for whitefly control.