Abstract
The contact toxicity of three synthetic pyrethroids viz., deltamethrin, alphamethrin and bifenthrin was investigated against third instar of swarming caterpillar, Spodoptera mauritia by dry film technique and topical application technique. The data on mortality were recorded twenty-four hours after setting the experiment. The order for toxicity of different synthetic pyrethroids, based on LC50/LD50 Value was: Deltamethrin > bifenthrin > Alphamethrin. On the basis present findings Deltamethrin was found to be most suitable synthetic pyrethroid and was more effective even at low LC50/LD50 value.
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