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Persistent Toxicity of Insecticides against Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius), a Predator of Tobacco Aphid, Myzus nicotianae Blackman


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1 Department of Entomology, MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad 580 005, Karnataka, India
 

Persistent toxicity of insecticides to Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) was studied during 1994-95. Acephate, imidacloprid and carbosulfan exhibited considerable indirect toxic effect on the population of C. sexmaculata. However, oxydemeton methyl was relatively safe to C. sexmaculata.

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Cheilomenes sexmaculata, Insecticides, Myzus nicotianae, Persistent Toxicity.
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C. S. Patil
Department of Entomology, MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra, India
S. Lingappa
Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad 580 005, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Persistent toxicity of insecticides to Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) was studied during 1994-95. Acephate, imidacloprid and carbosulfan exhibited considerable indirect toxic effect on the population of C. sexmaculata. However, oxydemeton methyl was relatively safe to C. sexmaculata.

Keywords


Cheilomenes sexmaculata, Insecticides, Myzus nicotianae, Persistent Toxicity.