Insecticidal Effect of Surfactant (Dish Detergent) on Onion Thrips in Asparagus

S. J. Jeon; J. K. Lee; J. H. Lee; K. H. Kim; S. K. Kim

doi:10.22698/jales.20200032

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Insecticidal Effect of Surfactant (Dish Detergent) on Onion Thrips in Asparagus 계면활성제(주방용 세제)를 이용한 아스파라거스 파총채벌레 방제효과

31 December 2020. pp. 382-387

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Abstract

Thrips are among the most important pests of asparagus. The most effective method to control this pest is to regularly apply insecticides. A total of 152 pesticides have been registered for the control of asparagus pests. However, asparagus are harvested on a daily basis, and the application of insecticides to control thrips during harvest season is not ideal due to the residual effect of the insecticide used. In this study, the efficacy of dish detergent was tested against onion thrips, a major pest of fresh asparagus in Gangwon province, South Korea. The detergent treatment showed that 82% and 93% of onion thrips were controlled (i.e., were either killed or expelled from the spear) by the detergent treatment at both low temperature (4°C) and room temperature (22°C), compared to 30.2% and 52.5% by the control water treatment, respectively. Nonetheless, though detergent can be used to control thrips in asparagus, approximately 8 dead thrips remained in the asparagus spear heads. Thus, thorough washing using water with high pressure is recommended to remove dead thrips from the asparagus spear heads.

Keywords

Asparagus

Detergent

Integrated pest management

Pesticide

Thrips

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Publisher :Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Institute, Kangwon National University
Publisher(Ko) :강원대학교 농업생명과학대학 농업생명과학연구원
Journal Title :Journal of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Journal Title(Ko) :농업생명환경연구
Volume : 32
No :3
Pages :382-387
Received Date : 2020-10-07
Revised Date : 2020-11-05
Accepted Date : 2020-11-16
DOI :https://doi.org/10.22698/jales.20200032

Journal of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences ISSN:2233-8322(Print) 2508-870X(Online) 농업생명환경연구

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