Co-Authors:
Melamed-Madjar, V.
Chen, M.
Rosilio, D., Dept. of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Abstract:
Over 20 insecticides were screened against the tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), on cotton. As B. tabaci feeds only on live plants, a suitable laboratory test method incorporating young cotton plants was developed. Both cover sprays and systemic insecticides applied to the soil were tested. Triazophos, pyridaphenthion, azinphos-methyl, bendiocarb and flucythrinate were found to be effective and persistent. The best of the systemic insecticides was aldicarb, followed by butocarboxim. © 1984 Springer Science + Business Media B.V.