Factors influencing broad mite and predator populations on hot peppers as components of broad mite integrated pest management. Persistence of commonly-used pesticides on hot pepper fruit and foliage

Factors influencing broad mite and predator populations on hot peppers as components of broad mite integrated pest management. Persistence of commonly-used pesticides on hot pepper fruit and foliage

2001/2002

SB950.2.A2V6 2001/2002

The activities during Year 9 included further reviews of the relative incidence of broad mite populations on a range of farms using heavy spraying programs and those that used no pesticides. The influence of rainfall on broad mite populations was also studied. The biorational pesticides, abamectin, neem, hexathiazox, diafenthurion, and copper sulfate were tested in the field for their effects on broad mite and predator populations over a period of four months. Abamectin and diafenthurion performed best as components of hot pepper IPM, in terms of their relative toxicity to broad mite and its SUHGDWUV 6 WGIHV RQ SHUVLWQFH RI lambda - cyhalothrin, diafenthurion, deltamethrin, diazinon, and malathion on hot pepper fruits and foliage continued.

no.9:429-434, IPM CRSP, ANNUAL REPORT

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