Integrating biocontrol agents with farmer’s practice: impact on diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and cabbage yield

Abstract A field trial was conducted in a farmer’s field by integrating biocontrol agents, a multiple insecticide tolerant strain (MITs), Trichogramma chilonis and formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis (NBAIR BtG4) with reduced insecticidal spray as a biocontrol-based IPM compared to insecticidal ap...

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Main Authors: Omprakash Navik, R. S. Ramya, Richa Varshney, S. K. Jalali, T. M. Shivalingaswamy, R. Rangeshwaran, Y. Lalitha, Jagadeesh Patil, Chandish R. Ballal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-019-0140-x