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Parasitism, a key factor in checking rice pest populations.
Role of egg parasitoids for controlling the pomegranate butterfly, Virachola livia Klug (Lycanidae: Lepidoptera) in Sultanate of Oman.
Hemipteran Hopper Species Associated with Acid Lime Plants (Citrus aurantifolia L .) in the Sultanate of Oman: Candidate Vectors of Witches’-Broom Disease of Lime
It is suggested that regular sprayings of acid lime trees with effective systemic insecticides during November to March each year can greatly reduce the vector population and can prevent or delay the spread of the disease to a great extent.
Management of Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) and Tomato Leaf Curl Virus in Tomato Crops.
There was a significant increase in yield of plants under the three Agril covertreatments with an average ranging from 44 to 49 t/ha as compared to average in control treatment with 26.5 fha over the two year period.
Screening of tomato cultivars against whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and tomato leaf curl virus.
Distribution Pattern of Sweet Potato Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) on Tomato Plants
There was a sharp decrease in egg and nymphal counts from the seventh week after transplantation which clearly indicated that, after this age, the corp is not preferred by whitefly.
Evaluation of insecticides and Agril polyester cover against whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) in tomato crops
Among the various treatments, the Agril cover, a newly introduced cultural practice, recorded the least incidence of whitefly and of TLCV, and the other treatments were less effective in reducing pest and disease incidence.
Efficacies of new granular and spray insecticides on rice pests
Monitoring of Sweet Potato Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) with Yellow Sticky Traps
It is revealed that both temperature and relative humidity have positive and significant effect on the activity of the adult whitefly.