Efficiency of Certain Insecticides on Diamondback Moth in Lower Northern Thailand

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Kanita Thongcharoen
Weerathep Pongprasert
Sawai Buranapanichpan
Jiraporn Tayutivutikul

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Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L., is one of the most important pests of cruciferous crops worldwide.  Farmers need to apply many high toxic insecticides continuously.  After used for a period of time, the efficiency of many insecticides was reduced rapidly; however, its level was varied among vegetable growing areas.  In addition, many new insecticides with high efficiency to control this insect and safe to environment have been continueously luanched into the market and little information of their efficiciency on this insect is available.  Therefore, study on efficiency of certain insecticides on P. xylostella in lower northern Thailand was carried out in order to compare the effect of 15 commonly used insecticides: abamectin, chlorfenapyr, spinosad, indoxacarb, fipronil, prothiofos, profenofos, deltamethrin, lambda cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, chlorfluazuron, esfenvalerate, emamectin benzoate, diafenthiuron and Bacillus thuringiensis on P. xylostella collected from cabbage fields located in Tak , Nakhorn Sawan, Phitsanulok, Petchabun, Uttaradit, and two referent sites from Nontaburi and Chiang Mai.  Insecticidal bioassays using topical application and leaf dipping methods were performed on P. xylostella based on completely randomized design with 4 replications.  Results showed that the effect of the 15 insecticides on P. xylostella was significantly different among locations, insecticidal intake routes, and kinds of insecticides but they gave the same tendency of change.  The low efficency of insecticided was found in the insects collected from Phitsanulok and Nontaburi and the most effective application methods were leaf dipping. Diafenthiuron, indoxacarb, fipronil, spinosad, prothiofos and Bacillus thuringiensis had high efficiency in controlling P. xylostella from these areas.

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