Development Durations, Colonization and Insecticide Efficacy of Leaf Mite, <i>Oligonychus oryzae</i> Hirst on Rice

• Main Authors: V Radhakrishnan, K Ramaraju
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya 2010-12-01
• Series: Tropical Agricultural Research
• Subjects: oligonychus oryzae; leaf mite
• Online Access: https://tar.sljol.info/articles/2584

<em>Oligonychus oryzae</em> is an economic mite pest infesting rice crops in India and other Asian countries. This study examined the duration of development instars at 20 °C – 35 °C , level of colonization of mites in eight commercial rice varieties <em>viz</em>., ADT 36, ADT 43, ADT 45, IR 50, CO 47, ASD 16, ADTRH 1 and TN 1 and assessment of efficacy of five insecticides against <em>O. oryzae</em> during 2005 and 2006. The duration of development from egg to adult lasted 8.33±0.20 days at 35 °C. ASD 16, ADTRH 1 and CO 47 were moderately resistant to leaf mite; ADT 45, TN 1, IR 50 and ADT 36 were moderately susceptible; ADT 43 was the most susceptible variety. Among the chemicals tested, Abamectin 1.8 EC was found to be the most effective <br /><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/tar.v21i1.2584">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/tar.v21i1.2584</a></p><em>Tropical Agricultural Research</em> Vol. 21(1): 30-38 (2009)