To determine the impact of various control methods on mango Mealybugs | Abstract Book on International Conference on Life Sciences (ICLS-23) 11-12 May 22-23 2023

Author(s)

Labina Muqadas Department of Zoology, Government Girls College No 2 D.I. Khan, Pakistan

Hafiza Nimra Ghani Department of Zoology, Government Girls College No 2 D.I. Khan, Pakistan

Habib Ur Rehman Department of Entomology, Agriculture Research Institute, Ratta Kulachi, Pakistan

Inam Ullah Khan Marwat College of Wildlife & Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, P.R. China; Department of Zoology, Sub-Campus Gomal University Tank. Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Najam un Nisa Department of Zoology, Government Girls College No 2 D.I. Khan, Pakistan

Irum Habib Department of Zoology, Government Girls College No 2 D.I. Khan, Pakistan

Abstract

Mango tree (Mangifera Indica) is one of the most important tree which has been cultivated for several years in many countries. The trees are susceptible to insect damage and is attacked by various insect pests. The mango mealybug (Drosicha Mangiferae) is one of the destructive pest in Indo-Pak Subcontinent. That result sometimes premature fruit dropping. The aim of the study was to identify a best insecticide used for the control of mango mealybug, which saves the crop from the damage of this pest and determine the impact of various control methods against mealybug on mango trees. The study was conducted in Dera Ismail Khan, district of Khyber Pakhtunkwa Province of Pakistan Country at Agriculture Research Institute from December 2021 to April 2022. The study was based on surveys in mango orchard at Agricultural Research Institute in D.I.K where mango trees were present. Total 18 mango trees were selected for experimental trials and examine for the presence of pest i.e. mango mealybug. The two control methods; mechanical (consist of two methods i.e; sand+spray and plastic+spray, each method had three replication (3N) of mango trees) and chemical processes (consist of three methods i.e; spray, dust and granules, each method had three replication (3N) of mango trees) were applied before hatching in the month of January 2022 and three replication trees were left untreated for observation of mealybugs attack. A combination of several management strategies such as two mechanical control methods (sand+spray and plastic+spray) and three chemical control methods (dust, granules and spray) were applied against D. mangiferae (mango mealybugs). The result obtained by this study suggested that mechanical practices of sand followed by the spray (spray over the sand) on weekly bases( twice a week) could reduce the need for foliar insecticide treatment and offer a sustainable method for D. mangiferae control. Results obtained by other mechanical control method (plastic+spray) also give best results but less effective than sand+spray control method. On the other hand chemical control methods (dust, granules and spray) were not much effective as compare to mechanical control methods. And the trees which were left untreated had huge number of mealybugs and they were completely damaging the trees as well as fruit. After the experiment trials few pest samples (mango mealybugs) were bring to the lab for preservation with the pinning method in preservation box.

Publication Details

Page(s) 45-45

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Abstract Book on International Conference on Life Sciences (ICLS-23) 11-12 May 22-23, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023

Keywords

Population control treatments trees Sand Effect Spray plastic sheet result mango mealybug dust granules

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