An evaluation of the effect of botanical insecticide, palizin in comparison with chemical insecticide, imidacloprid on the black citrus aphid, Toxoptera aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe and its natural enemy, Aphidius colemani Viereck

The black citrus aphid, Toxoptera aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Hemiptera: Aphididae), an important pest of citrus species, feeds by sucking sap from plant leaves. It causes some leaf distortion and malformation of growing leaves and shoot tips. In this study, the effects of the botanical insectici...

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Main Authors: Gholamzadeh-Chitgar Moloud, Pourmoradi Sadegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Plant Protection Research
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jppr.2017.57.issue-2/jppr-2017-0013/jppr-2017-0013.xml?format=INT