Study on Insecticide Effects of Some Medicinal Plant Extracts on the Population Rates of Eggs and Nymphs of the Common Pistachio Psyllid (Agonoscena pistaciae)

Azadeh Keneshlo ¹ ( Departmant of plant protection, Damghan branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran )
Mahdi Naeimi ² ( Departmant of plant protection, Damghan branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran )
Mahdi Mohammadi Moghadam ³ ( Crop and Horticultural Sciences Research Department, Semnan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center (Shahrood), AREEO, Shahrood, Iran )
Majid Aldaghi ⁴ ( Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Station of Sabzevar, Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Mashhad, Iran )

Submited date : 2023-02-15 Accepted date : 2024-01-28

Keywords: Pistachio, Thyme, Eucalyptus, Chamomile, Plant extract, Agonoscena pistaciae,

Abstract :

The common pistachio psyllid is one of the most important pests of pistachio trees throughout the pistachio-producing regions in Iran. In the present research, the extracts of some medicinal plants were used to study their inhibitory effect on oviposition and population rates of nymphs of common pistachio psyllid. To evaluate the effect of several medicinal herb extracts (Thyme, Eucalyptus, and Chamomile) on the psyllid, an experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with four replications. The extracts were sprayed at concentrations of 2.5, 5, and 7.5 per thousand. Sampling was performed in four stages; 3, 7, 14, and 21 days after spraying. The results showed that among different types of plant extracts, thyme extract was the most effective product on the reduction of population rate of eggs and nymphs of the common pistachio psyllid, although the extract of other medicinal plants, eucalyptus and chamomile, were also reduced the rates of egg and nymph. The dose of 7.5 per thousand of all extracts showed a better effect on the number of insect eggs and nymphs. In addition, the results indicated the better effect of these products on the number of insect eggs and nymphs appeared at 14 and 21 days after spraying.

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