Comparative Efficacy of Pesticides against Aphid (Brevicoryne Brassicae Lipaphis Eyrsimi) on Raya (Brassica Juncea) Crop under Arid Conditions Research Article

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Published: 2025-12-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31580/pjmls.v8i4.3390
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Brassica juncea, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis erysimi, Raya

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Ishtiaq Hussan
Adaptive Research Farms and Training, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Ghulam Abbas
Adaptive Research Station, Karor Lal Easen, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan
Marghub Amer
Adaptive Research Station, Karor Lal Easen, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan
Jamshad Hussain
Adaptive Research Station, Karor Lal Easen, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan
Sohaib Kalim
Adaptive Research Station, Karor Lal Easen, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Akram
Adaptive Research Station, Karor Lal Easen, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Tariq Mahmood
Gram Breeding Research Station, Kallurkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Ahsin Ayub
Rice Research Station, Bahawal Nagar, Pakistan
Asad Aftab
Pest Warning and Quality control Pesticides, Karor, Pakistan
Zia Ul Hassan
Adaptive Research Station, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan
Ali Aziz
Pulses Research Institute, Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Sohaib Akhtar
Production Unit WWF, Pakistan, Bahawal Nagar, Pakistan
Azhar Abbas Khan
Department of Entomology, University of Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan

Abstract

The experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of different insecticides for the control of aphids in the raya crop at the Adaptive Research Farm, Koror, District. Layyah, Punjab. Pakistan and a farmer’s field, i.e. Chak no. 115/TDA, Tehsil. Karor, Layyah, Pakistan, under irrigated conditions during the rabi crop season 2023-24. The experiments were laid out in Randomized Complete Block. Design (RCBD) with three replications with a plot size of 5 m x 0.9 m, along with row spacing of 45 cm. The pesticide Legend (metrin) 20 EC @ 740 ml ha-1found best against aphid and yield parameters on raya crop. Five different pesticides, including T1. Control. T2, Confidor (imidacloprid) 25 WP @ 500 g ha-1, T3. Legend (metrin) 20 EC @ 740 ml ha-1, T4. Plenum (pymetrozine) @ 200 g ha-1, and T5. Talstar (bifenthrin) @ 370 ml ha-1 were applied. All insecticides significantly decreased aphid population over control and maximum grain yield 1860.16 kg ha-1 and 1562.10kgha-1 in both locations at AR farm Karor as well as the farmer’s field, respectively, whereas Confidor (imidacloprid) 25 WP @ 500 g ha-1 was applied. Maximum mortality one day (24hours), two days (48 hours) and 3 days (72 hours) after spray was caused by Confidor (imidacloprid) 25 WP @ 500 g ha-1. It is thus recommended that Confidor (imidacloprid) 25 WP @ 500 g ha-1may be applied for offering control of aphid and increased grain yield of raya in both locations.

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Vol. 8 No. 4 (2025): October-December 2025

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Comparative Efficacy of Pesticides against Aphid (Brevicoryne Brassicae Lipaphis Eyrsimi) on Raya (Brassica Juncea) Crop under Arid Conditions: Research Article. (2025). Pak-Euro Journal of Medical and Life Sciences, 8(4), 833-840. https://doi.org/10.31580/pjmls.v8i4.3390

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