Sunflower plants as attractants to beneficial insects and repellents to insect infestations on cotton, soybean, and sugarbeet crops | ||
| Journal of Pest Control and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Volume 7, Issue 2, June 1999, Pages 133-146 PDF (2.23 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpces.1999.462106 | ||
| Author | ||
| Farida A. Taman* | ||
| The cotton leafworm lab., Sabahia Experimental Station. The agric. Res. Center, Alexandria | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Intercropping of sunflower plants within the field plantations of the three crops of Cotton, soybean, and sugarbeet were found to act significantly as attractants for the following beneficial biological control agents: Chrysopa vulgaris Shcn.; Leucopis puncticornis aphidivora Rond; Coccinella undecimpunctata Reiche; Paedeurus alfterii Koch; Syrphus corrollae F.; and Monomorium pharaonis L. Simultaneously, the intercropping of the sunflower plants within these three crops was significantly repellent to the field infestations of the Spodoptera littoralis Boisd.; Aphis gossypii Glov.; Thrip tabaci L.; Bemisia tabaci Gennandius; Emposca lybica de Berg. and Tetranychus urticae Koch. This dual benefit of sunflower interplantation suggests an obviously advantageous practice for pest management within the frame of the universally adopted policy of integrated pest and crop control management. | ||
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