Research Article

Efficacy of Biorational Compounds against Mustard Aphid (Lipaphis erysimi Kalt.) and English Grain Aphid (Sitobion avenae Fab.) under Laboratory Conditions in Nepal

Table 2

Mortality of L. erysimi in response to different biorational compounds at laboratory of Paklihawa Campus, Nepal, in 2018.

TreatmentsDosagePercentage mortality of mustard aphids
Leaf spray bioassayLeaf dip bioassay
Hours after treatment (HAT)Hours after release (HAR) of aphids
2448729624487296

T1-M. anisopliae3 ml/1000 ml of water25.00ab ± 3.19 (29.87)41.67ab ± 5.18 (40.14)52.50b ± 4.17 (46.45)60.84bc ± 4.59 (51.34)25.83abc ± 2.50 (30.46)49.17ab ± 4.38 (44.51)62.50ab ± 5.34 (52.38)71.67ab ± 6.16 (58.30)
T2-B. bassiana3.3 ml/1000 ml of water29.17a ± 1.59 (32.66)47.50a ± 4.98 (43.55)60.83ab ± 6.86 (51.42)67.50bc ± 6.44 (55.52)29.17ab ± 2.10 (32.64)48.33ab ± 2.89 (44.03)62.50ab ± 4.38 (52.31)70.84ab ± 5.16 (57.54)
T3-V. lecanii6 ml/1000 ml water21.67b ± 2.15 (27.65)33.34b ± 1.93 (35.24)39.17c ± 2.50 (38.71)41.67d ± 2.15 (40.19)21.67c ± 0.96 (27.72)36.67c ± 3.04 (37.21)50.00b ± 4.91 (45.00)58.33b ± 5.18 (49.88)
T4-Bt var. kurstaki6 g/1000 ml water22.50ab ± 2.50 (28.23)39.17ab ± 2.50 (38.72)51.67b ± 0.96 (45.95)55.83c ± 3.19 (48.35)15.00d ± 0.96 (22.75)25.00d ± 2.15 (29.93)33.33c ± 4.08 (35.14)37.50c ± 4.79 (37.65)
T5-Azadirachtin3.3 ml/1000 ml water27.50ab ± 2.50 (31.55)48.33a ± 2.89 (44.04)66.67a ± 3.04 (54.80)81.67a ± 3.19 (64.93)31.67a ± 2.89 (34.18)52.50a ± 2.50 (46.43)68.33a ± 3.97 (55.88)78.33a ± 3.97 (62.54)
T6-Spinosad0.33 ml/1000 ml of water27.50ab ± 2.10 (31.58)46.67a ± 1.36 (43.08)60.84ab ± 3.15 (51.30)70.00b ± 4.91 (57.05)24.17bc ± 2.85 (29.31)40.00bc ± 4.30 (39.16)51.67b ± 7.00 (46.01)58.33b ± 7.76 (49.99)
T7-untreated controlWater5.00c ± 0.96 (12.74)8.34c ± 0.96 (16.69)8.34d ± 0.96 (16.69)33.34e ± 0.96 (16.69)3.33e ± 0.00 (10.52)5.84e ± 0.83 (13.85)6.67d ± 1.36 (14.71)6.67d ± 1.36 (14.71)

SEM10.3416.3120.5327.237.538.139.569.59
LSD4.776.006.737.754.075.588.6010.18
C.V. (%)11.5910.8110.3810.9310.2410.3113.4514.51

Mean in column with same subscript is not significant at 5% level of significance by DMRT. 0.001, 0.01, 0.05 of value, HAT = hours after treatment, HAR = hours after release.