Abstract
The recent havoc caused by the banana leaf roller, Erionata torus Evans in coastal parts of Karnataka on banana was leading to study the chemical management against this pest. A field experiment was conducted at Sirsi, Karnataka to study the efficacy of insecticides and biopesticides. Treatments like chlorpyriphos, profenophos, quinalphos and lambda cyhalothrin combined with dichlorvos, respectively and biopesticides like Nomuraea rileyi, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauvaria bassiana mixed with neem oil 10,000 ppm @ 2ml/l were tested. Among the tested combinations lambda cyhalothrin + dichlorvos recorded least larval population of 5.48 larvae/plant (65.41% reduction) followed by chlorpyriphos + dichlorvos (60.80%) and profenophos + dichlorvos (57.22%). Among biopesticides N. rileyi (9.48 larvae/plant) and M. anisopliae (10.27 larvae/plant) recorded the least larval population. Among the management options, chemical management of the E. torus found promising. As an option lambda cyhalothrin, chlorpyriphos in combination with dichlorvos or biopesticides like N. rileyi and M. anisopliae in combination with neem oil may be recommended.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Lambda cyhalothrin plus dichlorvos gave the fewest larvae, 5.48 per plant.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- lambda cyhalothrin + dichlorvose0
- Interactor
- banana leaf rollert0pest
- Outcome
- larval populatione0
- Direction
- leaste0
- Value
- 5.48 larvae/plante0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“lambda cyhalothrin + dichlorvos recorded least larval population of 5.48 larvae/plant (65.41% reduction)”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
Claim · model-written summary
Lambda cyhalothrin plus dichlorvos reduced larval population by 65.41%.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- lambda cyhalothrin + dichlorvose0
- Interactor
- banana leaf rollert0pest
- Outcome
- larval populatione0
- Direction
- reductione0
- Value
- 65.41%e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“lambda cyhalothrin + dichlorvos recorded least larval population of 5.48 larvae/plant (65.41% reduction)”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
Claim · model-written summary
Chlorpyriphos plus dichlorvos reduced larval population by 60.80%.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- chlorpyriphos + dichlorvose0
- Interactor
- banana leaf rollert0pest
- Outcome
- larval populatione2
- Direction
- reductione1
- Value
- 60.80%e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“chlorpyriphos + dichlorvos (60.80%) and profenophos + dichlorvos (57.22%)”
e1“65.41% reduction”
e2“lambda cyhalothrin + dichlorvos recorded least larval population of 5.48 larvae/plant (65.41% reduction)”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
Claim · model-written summary
Profenophos plus dichlorvos reduced larval population by 57.22%.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- profenophos + dichlorvose0
- Interactor
- banana leaf rollert0pest
- Outcome
- larval populatione2
- Direction
- reductione1
- Value
- 57.22%e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“profenophos + dichlorvos (57.22%)”
e1“65.41% reduction”
e2“lambda cyhalothrin + dichlorvos recorded least larval population of 5.48 larvae/plant (65.41% reduction)”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
Claim · model-written summary
N. rileyi gave 9.48 larvae per plant.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- N. rileyie0
- Interactor
- banana leaf rollert0pest
- Second interactor
- N. rileyie0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- larval populatione0
- Direction
- leaste0
- Value
- 9.48 larvae/plante0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“N. rileyi (9.48 larvae/plant) and M. anisopliae (10.27 larvae/plant) recorded the least larval population”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
Claim · model-written summary
M. anisopliae gave 10.27 larvae per plant.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- M. anisopliaee0
- Interactor
- banana leaf rollert0pest
- Second interactor
- M. anisopliae
Metarhizium anisopliaee0biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- larval populatione0
- Direction
- leaste0
- Value
- 10.27 larvae/plante0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“M. anisopliae (10.27 larvae/plant) recorded the least larval population”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors find chemical management promising for banana leaf roller.
Verbatim
e0“chemical management of the E. torus found promising”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend lambda cyhalothrin or chlorpyriphos combined with dichlorvos.
Verbatim
e0“lambda cyhalothrin, chlorpyriphos in combination with dichlorvos or biopesticides like N. rileyi and M. anisopliae in combination with neem oil may be recommended”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend N. rileyi and M. anisopliae with neem oil as biopesticide options.
Verbatim
e0“biopesticides like N. rileyi and M. anisopliae in combination with neem oil may be recommended”
t0“banana leaf roller (Erionata torus Evans)”
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