Toxicity of Four New Chemistry Insecticides against Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) under Controlled Laboratory Conditions

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.Follow
Nawwal Kaleem Butt, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.Follow
Muhammad Aqib Idrees, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.Follow
Najmul Hassan, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.Follow
Muhammad Raheel Saleem, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.Follow
Muhammad Umair Ali, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.Follow
Muhammad Ramzan, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Insect Pests and Diseases, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaFollow
Ali Asnan, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.Follow

Abstract

Leaf worm, Spodoptera litura is one of the most destructive insect pests of several agricultural and horticultural crops all over the world including Pakistan. Insecticides have been widely used against different instar larvae of S. litura to minimize the pest population on various crops. New chemistry insecticides were tested to check their toxicity against S. litura on cabbage under laboratory conditions during 2019. Emamectin benzoate was highly toxic followed by chlorantraniliprole, flubendiamide and fipronil. LC₅₀ and LC ₉₀ values of emamectin benzoate were 30.54, 19.73 ppm and 459.07 and 275.65ppm after 24 and 48 h, respectively. 100% mortality of larvae was recorded at all concentrations of emamectin benzoate after 72 h of treatment. The lethal concentration, 50 % (LC₅₀) values of chlorantraniliprole after 24, 48 and 72 h were 47.03, 32.49 and 17.58 ppm, respectively. Chlorantraniliprole was found to be extra lethal insecticide than flubendiamide and fipronil. Both (LC₅₀ and LC₉₀) values of fipronil after 24, 48 and 72 h were 55.76, 46.26, 28.47, and 801.03, 647.27, 510.44 ppm respectively. The results concluded that emamectin benzoate has potential to be used in integrated pest management strategies to significantly reduce the pest population.

Article History

Received: June 24, 2021; Accepted: Jan 17, 2022; Published: June 15, 2022

Recommended Citation

Ahmad, A., Butt, N., Idrees, M. A., Hassan, N., Raheel Saleem, M., Umair Ali, M., Ramzan, M., & Asnan, A. (2022). Toxicity of Four New Chemistry Insecticides against Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) under Controlled Laboratory Conditions, Journal of Bioresource Management, 9 (2).