Efficacy of Insecticides and Biopesticides against Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) and their Toxicity to the Predatory Coccinellid, Coccinella septempunctata L.
The wheat aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, is an important sap-feeding insect-pest that adversely affects wheat growth and productivity. Although synthetic insecticides provide rapid aphid suppression, their adverse effects on predators necessitate the evaluation of comparatively safer pest-management options. The present...