Efficacies and Natural Enemy Effects of Some Insecticides for Controlling Rice Thrips in Paddy Fields Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)
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Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone has been used in agriculture with great efficiency and play a major role in precision agriculture. The objective of this research was to examine the effectiveness of insecticides against rice thrips and their effects on natural enemies in the outbreak rice fields using UAV spraying during the dry and wet seasons of 2021 in Suphan Buri and Chiang Rai provinces. The randomized complete block was used, and the recommended application rate of 3 liters of water per rai was sprayed over the rice plants at a level of 2 meters using the agricultural drone model AGRAS 16 and DJI MG-1P The results showed that the efficiency of most pesticides were 79.12 to 97.36 percent in controlling rice thrips after 14-day spraying interval. When controlling rice thrips, the efficiency and effect of insecticides were considered from the percentage of rice leaf damage, the average number of infected plants per plant, effectiveness, diversity of natural enemies, Shannon-Wiener diversity index, and cost of rice thrips insecticides used per rai were conducted. When sprayed with unmanned aerial vehicles on 1 rai of paddy fields, carbaryl 85% WP at the rate of 40 grams per 3 liters of water and dinotefuran 10% WP at the rate of 20 grams per 3 liters of water were suitable to recommend to farmers and contract sprayers to choose for effective prevention.
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