Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae)

Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae) is a twelve spotted lady bird beetle and a serious pest of vegetables. The phytophagous ladybird beetle attacks various vegetable families such as Solanaceae, Cucurbitaceae and Fabaceae. A study was conducted to evaluate the toxicity of sele...

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Main Author: Zakaria, Mohd Ibnur Syawal
Format: Project Paper Report
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/85065/1/FP%202017%2029%20IR.pdf
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description Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae) is a twelve spotted lady bird beetle and a serious pest of vegetables. The phytophagous ladybird beetle attacks various vegetable families such as Solanaceae, Cucurbitaceae and Fabaceae. A study was conducted to evaluate the toxicity of selected insecticides against the larvae of Epilachna indica. Very few information is available on the toxicity of commonly use insecticides in vegetables against this insect. The types of conventional insecticide used in this research were deltamethrin, cypermethrin, spinosad and fipronil. The bioassays was conducted using the leaf of Luffa acutangula dipped in difference concentrations of insecticide (100 ppm, 50 ppm, 25 ppm, and control) and exposed on the insect. The minimum of five replicates was used and mortality was recorded after 24, 48 and 72 hours. The data was analyzed using probit and ANOVA with means separation by Tukey. The most toxic insecticide identified and the order of toxicity was deltamethrin more toxic than cypermethrin, spinosad and fipronil. The LC50 of deltamethrin and cypermethrin after 72 hours was 5.53 ppm and 6.45 ppm respectively.
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spelling upm.eprints-850652021-11-22T04:42:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/85065/ Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae) Zakaria, Mohd Ibnur Syawal Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae) is a twelve spotted lady bird beetle and a serious pest of vegetables. The phytophagous ladybird beetle attacks various vegetable families such as Solanaceae, Cucurbitaceae and Fabaceae. A study was conducted to evaluate the toxicity of selected insecticides against the larvae of Epilachna indica. Very few information is available on the toxicity of commonly use insecticides in vegetables against this insect. The types of conventional insecticide used in this research were deltamethrin, cypermethrin, spinosad and fipronil. The bioassays was conducted using the leaf of Luffa acutangula dipped in difference concentrations of insecticide (100 ppm, 50 ppm, 25 ppm, and control) and exposed on the insect. The minimum of five replicates was used and mortality was recorded after 24, 48 and 72 hours. The data was analyzed using probit and ANOVA with means separation by Tukey. The most toxic insecticide identified and the order of toxicity was deltamethrin more toxic than cypermethrin, spinosad and fipronil. The LC50 of deltamethrin and cypermethrin after 72 hours was 5.53 ppm and 6.45 ppm respectively. 2017 Project Paper Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/85065/1/FP%202017%2029%20IR.pdf Zakaria, Mohd Ibnur Syawal (2017) Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae). [Project Paper Report]
spellingShingle Zakaria, Mohd Ibnur Syawal
Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae)
title Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae)
title_full Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae)
title_fullStr Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae)
title_full_unstemmed Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae)
title_short Toxicity of selected insecticides on Epilachna indica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae)
title_sort toxicity of selected insecticides on epilachna indica coleoptera coccinellidae epilachninae
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/85065/1/FP%202017%2029%20IR.pdf
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