Abstracto

Management of Sucking Pests on Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb. Matsumara and Nakai)

Radhakrishnan V*, Natarajan K and Allwin L

Field experiments were carried out to evaluate the comparative efficacy of certain insecticides and neem seed kernel extract 5 % for the control of sucking pests on watermelon along with the yellow sticky trap. Three applications of dimethoate 30 EC @ 2ml per litre alongwith yellowsticky trap was most effective.