Evaluation of some control methods against the jackfruit trunk borer, Batocera rufomaculata de geer (Cerambycidae: coleoptera)

Authors

  • KU Ahmed Tuber Crops Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur-1701
  • MM Rahman Department of Entomology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University, Gazipur-1706
  • MZ Alam Department of Entomology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University, Gazipur-1706
  • MM Hossain Department of Horticulture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University, Gazipur-1706
  • MG Miah Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University, Gazipur-1706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v41i2.23320

Keywords:

Jackfruit, trunk borer, management

Abstract

The study was conducted on effectiveness of different management practices of the trunk borer infestation in farmers jackfruit orchards at Kapasia upazila under Gazipur district of Bangladesh during 2009-2010. Among the ten treatments, the T5 (placing aluminium phosphide + sealed hole with bordeaux paste) ensured the highest (83.33 %) control of infestation and the highest increase in yield (51.30%) over the control. The cost: benefit of T6 (placing aluminium phosphide into the hole + sealing the hole with cow dung) (1:10.21) was higher than T5 (1: 7.75) but in terms of infestation control and total yield T5 was higher than T6.

Bangladesh J. Zool. 41(2): 181-187, 2013

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Author Biography

KU Ahmed, Tuber Crops Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur-1701



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Published

2015-05-13

How to Cite

Ahmed, K., Rahman, M., Alam, M., Hossain, M., & Miah, M. (2015). Evaluation of some control methods against the jackfruit trunk borer, Batocera rufomaculata de geer (Cerambycidae: coleoptera). Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 41(2), 181–187. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v41i2.23320

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 2 (2013)

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