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Table 2 Infestation reduction percentage of Pectinophora gossypiella during two seasons

From: Influence of some insecticide sequences on the injurious insect- pests of cotton plants

Treatments

Percentage of infestation reduction

First spray

Second spray

Third spray

Fourth spray

General mean

1st week

2nd week

Mean

1st week

2nd week

Mean

1st week

2nd week

Mean

1st week

2nd week

Mean

 

Season 2017

 Sequence 1

Profenofos

Profenofos

Cypermethrin

Cypermethrin

 

78.3

75.0

76.7b

80.0

79.0

79.5b

72.4

70.9

71.7b

70.6

68.5

69.6c

74.4b

 Sequence 2

Spinosad

Profenofos

Spinosad

Carbosulfan

 

90.4

85.0

87.7a

92.0

89.0

90.5a

82.9

80.0

81.5a

85.8

83.0

84.4a

86.0a

 Sequence 3

Cypermethrin

Profenofos

Cypermethrin

Carbosulfan

 

84.0

81.0

82.5a

91.4

86.0

88.7a

83.6

80.2

81.9a

82.6

78.0

80.3a

83.4a

 Sequence 4

Carbosulfan

Carbosulfan

Cypermethrin

Cypermethrin

 

82.9

77.1

80.0a

70.3

66.3

68.3c

77.4

71.0

74.2b

81.0

76.2

78.6b

75.3b

 Sequence 5

Acetamiprid

Cypermethrin

Chlorfenapyr

Profenofos

 

93.2

92.0

92.6a

82.6

80.4

81.5a

90.2

87.0

88.6a

93.3

89.0

91.2a

88.5a

 Sequence 6

Profenofos

Spinosad

Cypermethrin

Carbosulfan

 

88.1

84.4

86.3a

84.3

82.6

83.5a

81.5

79.1

80.3a

76.7

75.7

76.2b

81.6a

 Sequence 7

Cypermethrin

Emmamectin benzoate

Indoxacarb

Profenofos

 

93.0

89.7

91.4a

96.4

95.0

95.7a

94.5

93.2

93.9a

93.7

91.2

92.5a

93.4a

Season 2018

 Sequence 1

Profenofos

Profenofos

Cypermethrin

Cypermethrin

 

81.8

79.2

80.5a

77.7

68.3

73.0b

71.5

68.5

70.0b

67.1

64.8

66.0c

72.4b

 Sequence 2

Spinosad

Profenofos

Spinosad

Carbosulfan

 

93.0

90.7

91.9a

90.9

88.5

89.7a

81.6

79.0

80.3a

87.7

84.3

86.0a

87.0a

 Sequence 3

Cypermethrin

Profenofos

Cypermethrin

Carbosulfan

 

91.8

77.9

84.9a

88.5

84.0

86.3a

78.3

71.1

74.7b

80.7

77.0

78.9b

81.2a

 Sequence 4

Carbosulfan

Carbosulfan

Cypermethrin

Cypermethrin

 

80.1

78.0

79.1b

65.5

61.0

63.3c

78.0

72.0

75.0b

78.2

75.2

76.7b

73.5b

 Sequence 5

Acetamiprid

Cypermethrin

Chlorfenapyr

Profenofos

 

94.0

92.6

93.3a

85.1

81.0

82.1a

91.0

88.3

89.7a

94.4

90.2

92.3a

89.4a

 Sequence 6

Profenofos

Spinosad

Cypermethrin

Carbosulfan

 

86.9

82.1

84.5a

81.5

79.1

80.3a

75.8

73.9

74.9b

81.6

78.4

80.0a

80.8a

 Sequence 7

Cypermethrin

Emmamectin benzoate

Indoxacarb

Profenofos

 

93.9

90.0

92.0a

97.6

95.4

96.5a

95.9

93.6

94.8a

94.2

92.0

93.1a

94.1a

  1. Means in the same column followed by the same letter are not significant at P < 0.05