Greenhouse Experiment on the Control of Panonychus citri through Synergistic Biological and Chemical Approaches
Through 6 treatments of releasing predatory mites at different times after application of chemicals were set up in No.4 greenhouse of Tongnan Lemon Virus-free Seedling Breeding Center,Baizi Town,Tongnan District,Chongqing,to explore the effect of biological and chemical combination on controlling Panonychus citri.The results showed that the release of predator mites 6 days after the application of avermectin had the best control effect on P.citri.The pest reduction rate and control effect could reach to more than 98%.Compared with the treatment of single application of chemical pesticides,the effective period of treatment was lon-ger at about 1.5 months,while the effective period of single application of chemical pesticides treatment can only be last to about 10 days.According to the correlation analysis results of me-teorological factors and the occurrence of P.citri in each treatment,the resistance of P.citri population to high temperature could be improved after application of chemical pesticides.Re-lease of predator mites on the 6th day after application of avermectin,the weather integral index had the greatest effect on the population of P.citri,indicating that appropriate control meas-ures could enhance the inhibition effect of microclimate on the population of P.citri.Regarding the research results provides a more refined scheme for green control of mite in lemon industry.
Panonychus citrichemical controlbiological controlpredatory mitemeteoro-logical factorsweather integral index