IJAER

International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research™

ISSN 2455-6939

Title:
POPULATION DENSITY AND THE SEVERITY OF THE INFECTION TO THE TOMATO BORER LEAVES Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) WITH THE PRESENCE OF A PREDATOR Nesidiocoris tennuis REUTER AND INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PESTICIDES ON THEM.

Authors:
Alaa. S. Jabbar

Abstract:
Results of the Search showed that the highest population density and the severity of infection insect Tuta absoluta (Meyrik) was in the variety Randy during the month of April, reaching 5.99 larva / leaf and 37.52%, respectively. The Results for eggplant the highest was 3.98 larvae / leaf in the variety Jawahr during the month of April. The results indicate that the highest population density nymphs and adults predator Nesidiocoris tennuis Reuter was 1.42 and 1.3 nymph and adult / plant respectively, in the month of April in the variety Randy. and least 0, nymph and adult / plant during October and 0.26 nymph / plant and 0.1 adult/ plant in the variety Shahyrh. the predatory efficiency in the case of grouped and single of eggs and second and third larval of insect T. absoluta, the results were 23.8 and 23.2 eggs and ratio 95.3 and 93.2%, respectively, and the stage of second larval 5.7 and 8.6 larva and ratio 22.8 and 34. 4% of the grouped and single , respectively, and the third larval 4.2 and 5.2 larva and ratio 16.8 and 20.85% of the grouped and single respectively. the comparison between the stages shows that the trend of predator was toward the eggs increased to 70.62%. The results showed that pesticide Proclaim was the highest killing in adults of T. absoluta were 96.35 and 76.05% when direct spray and spray the leaves (preventive spray) respectively, on during the overlap 100% after a week of direct workshop. and 91.44% after three days and 44.86% after two weeks of the workshop .extract of Neem oil was the second after Proclaim the killing ratio 51.36% of direct sparying and 19.62% for preventive sparying. As for the influence of pesticides on the nymphs and adults predator N. tennuis notes that pesticide Prochlaim had killing ratio 97.68, and 95.06%, respectively, when the direct spraying As for the intervention of up to 100% after a week spraying each of nymphs and adults. the extract of Neem oil was influence on nymphs and adults reached 43.76 and 43.3%, respectively, and the overlap of 60.6 and 58.11%, respectively, and growth regulator Match kill 10.45% and overlap 8.46% while bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis was 10.45% and the overlap 22.8%. the best combination to control the insect T. absoluta is the use the extract of neem oil and extract of Bacillusthuringiensis and after two weeks use predator as the integrated control when less influence pesticide on predator.

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