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Enhancement of the efficiency of some insecticides against thrips and cotton leafworm by mineral oils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Omayma K. Moustafa  and
Z. M. El Attal
Omayma K. Moustafa
Affiliation:
Central Agricultural Pesticides Laboratory, Giza, Egypt
Z. M. El Attal
Affiliation:
Central Agricultural Pesticides Laboratory, Giza, Egypt
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Summary

Field experiments were carried out to study the effect of a highly purified paraffinic oil on the efficiency of some insecticidal sprays used for the control of thrips and cotton leafworm. The results show that the oil used separately at the rate of 7·51/ha significantly reduced the population of thrips, but oil-insecticide combinations were superior to oil or insecticides applied alone. The mineral oil increased the efficiency of candidate insecticides against both thrips and cotton leafworm two-fold or more.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 105 , Issue 1 , August 1985 , pp. 63 - 66
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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