EFFICIENCY OF INSECTICIDE APPLICATION METHODS ON THE CONTROL OF Oryzophagus oryzae (COSTA LIMA, 1936) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE), ON IRRIGATED RICE
Abstract
Oryzophagus oryzae, the rice water weevil (RWW), an important insect pest in irrigated rice crop in Brazil, can reduce 10 to 30% the grain yield. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency of RWW chemical control by seed treatment, foliar spray or rice irrigation water treatment, using the more appropriated active ingredients, formulations and rates, to each insecticide application method. The seed treatment with carbossulfan TS (300 g/100 kg) or fipronil FS (50 and 75 g/100 kg), and foliar spray with fipronil WDG (60 and 80 g/ha), or lambdacyalothrin (10 glha)provided high larval control (92 to 99%) and avoided grain yield reduction (18 to 25%), equivalent to standard control method, based on carbofuran G (750 g/ha) applied directly on rice irrigation water. Fipronil G (60 and 80 g/ha) was significantly less efficient than granulated carbofuran. It was concluded that seed treatment and foliar spray, according to active ingredients used, are more efficient for RWW control than granular carbofuran applied directly on irrigation water.
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