TY  - JOUR
N2  - Field trials were carried out in Tamil Nadu, India, in 1975-76 to determine the effects of various insecticide treatments applied against the sugar-cane pest Chilo infuscatellus Sn. on predacious arthropods in the crop. Ants were the most abundant predators, while spiders were less numerous and earwigs and coccinellids occurred only in very small numbers. In plots treated with insecticidal sprays, lindane and phosalone caused the greatest reductions in numbers of ants, while more ants were collected from plots treated with leptophos than from untreated ones. Soil applications of lindane and mephosfolan did not appear to have any adverse effects on ants or spiders; fewer ants were collected from plots treated with phosalone granules. Endosulfan did not affect the ant population and appeared to be most suitable for use on sugar-cane since it is known to be effective against other pests of this crop.
AV  - restricted
A1  - Sithanantham, S
TI  - Effects of Insecticide Application on Selected Arthropod Populations in Sugarcane Crop
UR  - http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijpp1&volume=8&issue=1&article=019
JF  - Indian Journal of Plant Protection
SP  - 85
Y1  - 1980///
ID  - icrisat6327
EP  - 88
SN  - 0253-4355
VL  - 8
PB  - Plant Protection Association of India
IS  - 1
ER  -