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Optimization of Motorized Backpack Mistblower for Efficient Application of Insecticides against the Bagworm, Metisa plana Walker

Optimization of Motorized Backpack Mistblower for Efficient Application of Insecticides against the Bagworm, Metisa plana Walker

Syed Mazuan, Syed Mohamed, Insyirah Ishak, Dzolkhifli Omar and Norhayu Asib*

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor.

 
*Correspondence | Norhayu Asib, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor; Email: norhayuasib@upm.edu.my 

Figure 1:

Experimental design in RCBD for one block area (consisted of 432 palms).

Figure 2:
Standard curve of fluorescence concentration.
Note: Mean followed by similar letter in the same column are not significantly different after Tukey’s multiple test at 95% confidence level. Number in brackets are the percentage reduction of bagworm (%) on selected DAT.
Figure 3:
The mean number of bagworms over days of treatment.
Note: Economic Threshold Level (ETL) of 10 larvae/ frond (Wood,1971; Hoong and Hoh, 1992).

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research

December

Vol.36, Iss. 4, Pages 297-403

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