A Behavioral Study of Different Chemicals for the Management of Olive Psyllids
Muhammad Arabi Awan1, Hafiz Husnain Nawaz2*, Naeem Akhtar2 and Azmat Ali Awan3
1Department of Entomology, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 2Center of Excellence for Olive Research and Training, Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Punjab Province, 48800, Pakistan; 3Pakistan Oil Seed Department, Government of Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Hafiz Husnain Nawaz, Center of Excellence for Olive Research and Training, Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Punjab Province, 48800, Pakistan; Email:
[email protected]
Figure 1:
Olive psyllid photos at a different angle were taken during scouting. A represents the upper view of the adult olive psyllid. B represents the lower view of the adult olive psyllid. C represents the side view of the adult olive psyllid. D represents the lower view of an adult olive psyllid having no wings.
Figure 2:
Efficacy of different insecticides on olive psyllids. Y- axis exhibited the olive psyllid population decrease. X-axes represent different chemical treatments, including the control treatments. Other color bars show the recorded data at different duration. Here, T1 represents CHLORPYRIPHOS 50% EC treatment, T2 exhibited the THIAMETHOXAM 25 WG treatment, T3 represents Detergent treatment, and T4 is the control treatment in which we applied only water.