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Toxicity evaluation of imidacloprid 17.8% SL against poplar defoliator Clostera cupreata (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae)
Jitendra Kumar and Arvind Kumar
Year : 2024 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 68-72
Received on: 19/05/2024
Revised on: 27/05/2024
Accepted on: 22/07/2024
Published on: 10/08/2024
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Jitendra Kumar and Arvind Kumar( 2024).
Toxicity evaluation of imidacloprid 17.8% SL against poplar defoliator Clostera cupreata (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae)
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 9( 4), 68-72.
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Abstract
Poplar (P. deltoides) is a major agroforestry species that plays a significant role in the socio-economic development of farmers in Northwestern India. The poplar leaf defoliator, Clostera cupreata, is a major insect pest of poplar, occurring in serious proportions and causing significant growth loss to the trees. In pursuit of chemical management for the poplar defoliator, Imidacloprid 17.8% SL was evaluated for its median lethal toxicity (LC50) against C. cupreata. The LC50 was calculated as 0.0017% at 72 hours after treatment (HAT) against third instar C. cupreata larvae under laboratory conditions. The screening process for the toxicity of Imidacloprid against C. cupreata may provide a crucial step for the development of novel insecticides for managing forestry insect pests.
Keywords
Imidacloprid, LC50, Lethal concentration, Poplar defoliator, Clostera cupreata, Insect pest.
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