EVALUATE EFFICIENCY OF SOME INSECTICIDES AND STICKER COLOR TRAPS TO PROTECTED DATE PALM FRUITS INFESTED BY DUST MITE OLIGONYCHUS AFRASIATICUS (MCGREGOR) AND LESSER DATE MOTH BATRACHEDRA AMYDRAULA (MERCK

Abstract

This study was conducted during 2009 season to find evaluate efficiency of five insecticides they are Albarq(Triazophos 40% EC Deltamethrin 2.5% EC), Baythroid (Cyfluthrin 5% EC), Falcon(Triazophos 40% EC), Lord(Chlofenapyr 24% SC)and Final (Alphacypermethrin 10%EC); and sticker color traps they are White, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Red To protected Date Palm fruits infested by spider dust mite Oligonychus afrasiaticus (McGregor) and lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula (Merck).The laboratory results showed that the Albarq insecticide gave the highest mortality percentage of adults dust mite was 95.83% and Falcon insecticide gave the highest mortality percentage of eggs dust mite was 82.87%, while the Final insecticide gave the lowest mortality percentage of eggs and adults dust mite was (59.41, 42.60)% respectively. Either field results showed that exceed Albarq insecticide recorded lowest percent and severity of infestation by spider dust mite on date palm fruits was 3.33% and 0.56 mite/date respectively, and excellence Albarq insecticide effected lowest infestation and absence to dates percentage by lesser date moth was (00, 00)% respectively The White trap sticker recorded lowest infestation percentage for spider dust mite was 56.11%, While the Yellow trap sticker recorded lowest infestation severity for spider dust mite was 9.17 mite/date, and the White trap sticker showed lowest infestation and absence to dates percentage by lesser date moth was 20.67% and 6.12% respectively, comporting with control treatment it recorded highest percent and severity of infestation by spider dust mite on date palm fruits was 82.33% and 16.83 mite/date respectively and highest infestation and absence to dates percentage by lesser date moth was 76.67% and 23.87% respectively.