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Development of a standard bioassay technique for the adults of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera, Aleyrodidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. S. El-Helaly ,
F. H. El-Gayar  and
A. Y. El-Shazli
M. S. El-Helaly
Affiliation:
Entomology Division, Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
F. H. El-Gayar
Affiliation:
Entomology Division, Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
A. Y. El-Shazli
Affiliation:
Entomology Division, Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Summary

A standardized impregnated filter-paper bioassay technique was specially developed for screening insecticides against adults of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci Genn. (Homoptera, Aleyrodidae). It was found that the most suitable exposure period, after which mortality counts should be made, was 11·7 ± 2·1 h. Two different techniques for applying the insecticide solutions to the filter paper disks were tested and verified.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 87 , Issue 3 , December 1976 , pp. 543 - 548
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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