Novel insecticides for the management of shoot fly, Atherigona approximata Malloch (Diptera: Muscidae): an emerging insect pest of wheat in India

• Published in: International journal of tropical insect science Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 989 - 998
• Main Authors: Jambagi, Suresh R., Kambrekar, D. N., Mallapur, C. P., Naik, V. Rudra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atherigona; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cereals; Chemical treatment; Climate change; Crop yield; Cypermethrin; Economic importance; Entomology; Foliar applications; Insecticides; Insects; Life Sciences; Original Research Article; Oviposition; Pest status; Pests; Seed treatments; Shoots; Thiamethoxam; Tillers; Shoot fly; Insecticides; Management; Seed treatment
• ISSN: 1742-7592; 1742-7584; 1742-7592
• DOI: 10.1007/s42690-023-01005-7

Shoot flies ( Atherigona spp.) are the members of muscidae family which have got economic importance as pest of several crops of Gramineae family mainly cereals and millets. One of the most effective management strategies for controlling shoot fly is the use of novel insecticides either as seed dressers, soil applicators or as foliar treatment. Under the field condition, seed treatment with thiamethoxam 30 FS @ 5 ml/kg seed followed by a spray of cypermethrin 10 EC @ 0.5 ml/l has recorded least shoot fly oviposition (0.84 and 0.94 eggs/plant), dead heart (8.90% and 9.96%), more per cent productive tillers (79.68% and 79.50%), grain yield (32.22 and 31.27 q/ha) and BC ratio (2.05 and 1.99) as compared to the rest of the combinations during the investigation in rabi , 2019–20 and 2020–21, respectively. Under the changing climate where, the minor insect pests attaining major pest status, the present investigation would help the policy makers to reduce the losses caused by shoot fly infestation significantly by using an effective above-mentioned chemical treatment combination that can be integrated in future IPM modules.