Control of sorghum midge Contarinia sorghicola Coq Cecidomyiidae Diptera

Murthy, A.D. and Subramaniam, T.R. (1975) Control of sorghum midge Contarinia sorghicola Coq Cecidomyiidae Diptera. Pesticides, 9 (1). pp. 45-46.

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Abstract

ONE of the pests of sorghum that has recently assumed serious proportions causing intensive damage is the sorghum midge Contarinia sorghicola. The serious damage caused by this insect in sorghum even to the extent of complete loss of the crop necessitates the ways of control of this major pest. Young (1962), Roering and Randolph (1963), Harding (1965) and Harris (1970) reported a few chemicals effective against this pest. Hence certain new insecticides were tried for their effectiveness during 1970 at the Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore-3...

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Instructor (Entomology), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003
Subjects: Plant Protection
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 26 Jul 2012 10:43
Last Modified: 26 Jul 2012 10:44
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/7011

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