| publication name | (Effect of different natural compounds on the grape mealy bug, Planococcus ficus and its natural enemies on grape in Egypt). |
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| Authors | Shaban Abdel-Rabou, Kamel,A.S. and Ashraf A.H.Mangoud |
| year | 2002 |
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| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
The grape mealy bug, PlanococcusFicus ( signoret) ( Homoptera : Pseudococcidae ) is one of the most common mealy bugs.This study was coducted on grape (Vitisvenifera) in Alexandria by spraying four natural compound, during June 2002 . The result indicate that, the combination between mineral oil +Sulphur gave good reduction against the mealybug, with average reduction 91.7,89.5 and 87.6 on eggs, nymphs and adults, respectively, also gave highly toxicity NeemAzal gave low toxicity against adults of p. ficus ,44.3%, while and gave moderate toxicity64.6% against nymphs .On the other hand NeemAzal gave good reduction against the parasitoid ( 60.9%) and also against mature and immature stages of the predator(59.7and 58.7%, respectively). AYda.momtaz@fsc.bu.edu.eg