Evaluation of acaricide mixtures against chilli yellow mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Abstract

The mixture of acaricides propargite+ hexythiazox resulted in more mortality of the chilli yellow mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus than their individual sprays. It also gave a higher % kill as compared to fenazaquin, fenpyroximate, and neem oil. With the first spray, propargite+ hexithiazox @ 567+27 a.i, there was maximum reduction in the life stages of P. latus (81.15%) compared to its other doses, other acaricides and also neem oil. Similarly, with second spray too its dose @ 567+27 a.i gave maximum mortality (82.73%), followed by its dose @ 525+25 a.i (76.18%).