Abstract:A field experiment was conducted at farmers' field in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India during the year August 2012-December 2012 to study the effect of new biological insecticide spinetoram 12 SC to Cryptolaemus montrouzieri of grapevine mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus. Three foliar applications were carried out at an interval of fifteen days after nymphs and adults C. montrouzieri population reached economic threshold level. The result showed that the overall mean population of C. montrouzieri was fou… Show more
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