CONTROL OF ASH WEEVIL, MYLLOCERUS SUBFASCIATUS GUERIN. (CURCULIONIDAE : COLEOPTERA) IN BRINJAL USING FIPRONIL
G.P. MUTTHURAJU *
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL. ENTOMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK, E3ANGALORE 560 065, INDIA
N. SRINIVASA *
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL. ENTOMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK, E3ANGALORE 560 065, INDIA
R. GIRISH *
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL. ENTOMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK, E3ANGALORE 560 065, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Incidentally significant mortality of adult ash weevil, Mvllocerus suhf.ctsciuitts Guerin. was noticed in brinjal crop when fipronil 5SC was attempted as foliar spray against serpentine leaf miner in our experimental field at Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra. Bangalore during summer 2012. Hence the present study was aimed at the effectiveness of fipronil against ash weevil adults. Data from a laboratory study revealed that compared to the conventional insecticide chlorpyrifos, fipronil can be a promising treatment for protecting brinjal crop from Mvllocerus subfusciatus infestation.
Keywords: Brinjal, Ash weevil, Mvllocerus subfasciatus, fipronil