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EFFICACY OF IMIDACLOPRID AND THIAMETHOXAM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF YELLOW MOSAIC DISEASE OF OKRA (Pages : 1 - 3)

An experiment was conducted to test the efficacy of two insecticides and number of sprays to manage yellow mosaic of okra caused by Okra yellow vein mosaic virus in the field through vector management. The experiment was carried out in the research field of Plant Pathology Division, BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur during summer (April to July) 2010 and 2011. Two insecticides Imidacloprid (Admire) and Thiamethoxam (Aktara) were sprayed 2 to 6 times at 7 day interval to reduce the vector population. Significant reduction in disease incidence and increase in yield was achieved due to application of chemicals. Disease was found to be reduced by 5 to 50% depending on number of sprays. There was no significant difference between the performance of two insecticides in managing the disease. Four to five sprays were required to achieve a good control of the disease. Download