Field Control Effects of Two Botanical Insecticides on Kiwifruit Beetles
Kiwifruit beetles have emerged as significant pests in Shaanxi in recent years.With the lack of chemical solutions and associated risks with conventional insecticides,the author carried out an exploratory experiment using two botanical insecticides in Chenggu County,Shaanxi Province.The results showed that celangulins and matrine exhibited effective control against kiwifruit beetles.The control effect of 1%celangulins EW ranged from 78.74%to 96.79%after 3 days of treatment and increased to 86.84%to 99.65%after 7 days of treatment.For 0.5%matrine SL,the control effect ranged from 74.28%to 89.03%after 3 days and from 85.73%to 96.08%after 7 days of treatment.
kiwifruit beetlesfield control effectsbotanical insecticide