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VOL. 9, ISSUE 12 (2024)
Protecting agricultural crops from attacking of crested lark, Galerida cristata (L.) using insecticide and fungicide repellents
Authors
Kandil RS, Ismail GH
Abstract
The bird crested lark (Galerida cristata L.) causes
significant damage to many field crops, especially during the sowing stage. So a
field experiment was conducted to investigate the efficacy of an insecticide
and a fungicide as well as their mixture as repellents to G. cristata
from seed depredation during the seeding stage at the experimental farm of the
National Research Center, El-Moghra, Matrouh governorate, Egypt during
2023/2024 season. Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), quinoa (Chenopodium
quinoa Willd.), triticale (Triticosecale sp.), and sugar beet
(Beta vulgaris L.) seeds were treated with methomyl (Lannate®) and
tolclofos-methyl (Rizolex-T®) at a rate of 1 and 3g/1 Kg seeds, respectively,
in addition to the mixture of both with half dose of each. The results showed
that the insecticide and fungicide worked well as bird repellents to protect
crop seeds from the crested lark bird during seeding stage. Lannate resulted in
the lowest empty holes across the four-plant species, with reductions in empty
holes of 13.33%, 22.22%, 26.67%, and 14.44% for the abovementioned plant
species, respectively followed by Rizolex-T and the combination of Lannate and
Rizolex-T which induced similar rates of low ingestion, with no significant
differences. On the other hand, in untreated control plots, G. cristata
ingested more seeds, with percentages of 83.33%, 86.67%, 98.89%, and
82.22%, for the four-plant species, respectively. Thus, applying these chemical
repellents proved to be highly efficient in protecting the four agricultural
crops, and could be dependable as an element of integrated pest management
(IPM).
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Pages:59-63
How to cite this article:
Kandil RS, Ismail GH "Protecting agricultural crops from attacking of crested lark, <i>Galerida cristata</i> (L.) using insecticide and fungicide repellents". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 12, 2024, Pages 59-63
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