Control of American Serpentine Leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), by Nitenpyram Granule Application

Abstract

Effectiveness of control by the application of Nitenpyram granule in soil against Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) was evaluated by performing laboratory test and field tests on both tomato and chrysanthemum plants in greenhouses. The control effect of Nitenpyram granule against L. trifolii by a laboratory test was perfect. In the case of field tests Nitenpyram granule was more effective than Acephate granule and Acetamiprid granule when it was applied in the planting holes for tomato seedlings in the greenhouse. Nitenpyram was as effective as Acephate granule when it was applied on the soil just after planting of chrysanthemum in the greenhouse.