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ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management

Survey Report for whitefly and other pests in cotton in Punjab

(18-19 August 2017)

Survey for whitefly and other important pests was conducted during Aug 18-19, 2017 by ICAR-NCIPM Cotton

Team (RK TANWAR, ANOOP KUMAR & SP SINGH) in four districts (Fazilka, Muktsar, Bathinda and

Mansa) of Punjab. Cotton plants, in general, are bearing 15-45 bolls in different fields and boll opening (lower

10-15 boll) has also been observed in a few fields. Population of whitefly was recorded (2-6 adults/ leaf) below

economic threshold level (ETL) at most of the surveyed locations except a few fields in Chudiwala dhana (12

adults/leaf) in Fazilka district and Maur (8 adults/leaf) and Ghuman kalan (40 adults /leaf) in Mansa district.

Jassid and thrips damage symptoms were also recorded on lower leaves at many locations. Cotton Leaf Curl

Disease (CLCuD) of 1-3 grade was observed in many the fields in all the districts. Farmers have undertaken 4-9

application of insecticides (tank mixing of 2 or 3 chemicals mainly thiamethoxam + acephate, diafenthiuron

+ethion, flonicamid, imidacloprid+ thiamethoxam +triazophos, triazophos+fipronil, pyriproxifen+ethion, etc.).

Table: Status of whitefly, natural enemies and other pests in cotton crop at different surveyed locations.

SN. Location

Village/GPS

Whitefly

adults

/leaf

Range

(Av.)

Jassid Leaf curl

Grade

Natural enemy Remarks

District Fazilka

1 N 30 12 20.3

E 74°09 29.7

Dangarkhera

Tr Tr 0-1 Spider Flonicamid, ethion+ acetamiprid,

triazophos + imidacloprid; 30-40

bolls/plant

2 Nihalkhera

Near kinnow IPM

6-15 (9) Tr 0-1 Chrysopid eggs,

larvae, spider

Flonicamid, diafenthiuron,

spiromesifen 40-50 bolls/plant

3 Nihalkhera

Near kinnow IPM

4-16 (6) Tr 0-1 Chrysopid eggs,

larvae, spider

4 Nihalkhera IPM

dunal

2-7 (3) 0-1 in RCH

773

1-2 in 3366

Chrysopid eggs,

larvae, spider

30-40 (RCH 773)

- 60 boll (Shriram-3366

3-35 (12) 1-2 nil

4-8 (6) 0 Chrysopid eggs Deshi cotton

6 Chudiwala Dhanna

Hindu malkot Road

3-7 (5) 1-3 nil 100 % leaf upward curling

7 Hindumal kot road

near Killianwali

N30 10 28.6

E 074 06 53.5

2-7 (3) 1-3 Chrysopid eggs

8 Killianwali

N 30 09 08.2

E 074 07 03.1

1-3 (1)

3-6 (5)

0-1

District Muktsar

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Advisory: Farmers were advised:

To avoid tank mixing of chemical insecticides

Avoid repetition of the same chemical pesticides in the same season

Avoid the application of synthetic pyrthroids or OP compounds

Need based application of safer insecticides like diafenthiuron, flonicamid, spiromesifen, pyriproxifen

Application of urea 2%+MgSo4 1%+ Zinc sulphate 0.5%+ boron 0.2 % twice at 15 days followed by

2% DAP

9 Jandwala

N30 09 08.0

E 074 07 03.0

2-10 (5) 0-1 Plenty of spider s

10 Dhaula N 30 12.0

51.7; E 074 42 038

2-6 (4) 0 Chrysopid larvae Spodoptera on border plant

District Bathinda

11 Karamgarh

N 30 13 18.1

E 074 43 59.9

2-7 (4)

3-9 (5)

0-2

1-3

Spodoptera larvae on border

plant;

Triazophos, imidacloprid, fipronil

12 Balluana

N 30 13 56.0

E 074 48 15.1

Traces Tr 0-3

13 Jassiwali

N 30 08 59.9

E 074 53 33.1

1-3(2) 2 0-1 Chrysopid

cocoon, larvae

Spodoptera larvae damage in

border plants

14 Tungawali

N 30 06 42.5

E 074 01 21.0

2-6 (3) Tr 0-1 spider Jassid damage on lower leaf; 40-

50 boll

15 Bhai bakhtaur

N 30 05 07.5

E 075 08 52.7

Traces 0-1 0-1 spider Spodoptera larvae present; 15-25

boll/plant

District Mansa

16 Maur

N 30 04 35.4

E 075 14 59.11

7-10 (8) 1-2 nil Spodoptera larvae present; 15-20

bolls/plant

17 Ghuman kalan

N 30 04 10.5

E 075 17 39.9

15-100

(40)

1-2 Tr Deformed leaves at border in a

patch of 40-50 plants; 40-50

bolls/plant

18 Bhai desha

N 30 03 52.9

E 075 19 31.0

3-10 (6) 1-2 Tr Spider 15-20 boll/plant

19 Bhaini bagha

N 30 02 29.9

E 075 22 40.4

1-5 (2.5) 0-1 Tr spider 45-50 bolls/plant; 20-30 boll

open;

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IPM VALIDATION TRIAL IN COTTON AT NIHALKHERA (FAZILKA): PHOTO GALLERY

Farmers’ Field School organized on Aug 18, 2017:

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SURVEY IN PUNJAB (AUGUST 18 & 19, 2017) : PHOTO GALLERY

Whitefly above ETL at Ghuman Kalan (Mansa, Punjab)

CLCuD observed at many locations in all the four districts CLCuD grade 3 recorded at a few locations

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Chrysoperla larvae on cotton plant

Dainik Bhaskar News Paper (Punjab) 19-08-2017