Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

The toxicity of Biomite®, GC-mite®, Oberon® and Envidor®acaricides against sugarcane yellow mite, Oligonychus sacchari(Acari: Tetranychidae)

Authors
Masumeh Ziaee 1
Amin Nikpay 2
Pegah Koohzad-Mohammadi 1
Solmaz Behnam-Oskuyee 1
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, P.O. Box: 61357- 43311, Ahvaz, Iran;
2 Department of Plant Protection, Sugarcane & By-products Development Company, Salman-Farsi Unit, Ahvaz, Iran;
10.22073/pja.v6i2.28024
Abstract
The sugarcane yellow mite, Oligonychus sacchari (McGregor, 1942) is one of the most important pests of sugarcane. In this study, the acaricidal efficacy of four different acaricides including Biomite®, GC-mite®, Oberon® and Envidor® was assessed under laboratory conditions at 28 ± 0.5ºC, 50 ± 5% RH and a photoperiod of 16:8 h (L:D). Adults of O. sacchari were exposed to treated leaves of sugarcane, CP57-614 variety and the mortality was counted after 24 and 48 h of exposure. Results indicated that for Biomite® the concentration of 1.5 lit/ha and in the case of GC-mite®, 1 lit/ha was more effective against O. sacchari. There were no significant differences between the Oberon® and Envidor® after 24 h of exposure. However, the toxicity of Oberon® increased after 48 h time interval. LC50 values of Biomite®, GC-mite®, Oberon® and Envidor® were 1.01, 0.86, 0.99 and 1.73 lit/ha, respectively. Application of acaricides can be effective tool for the control sugarcane yellow mite and it can be integrated with other control techniques.
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 6, Issue 2
Spring 2017
Pages 137-141