Pesticide Industry

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WHITEFLY Muhammad Zain Akhtar*1, Dr. Zain-ul-Abdin*1, Hafiz Imran Hussain*1, Waqas Ahmed*1, Zulfiqar Mushtaq*1,  Khurram Shehzad*2 1Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan 2Department of Zoology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan Corresponding Author: Muhammad Zain Akhtar zainkhankpr@mail.com Contact Number: 03056829125 Encarsia Formosa Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae INTRODUCTION: Encarsia Formosa …

              ROLE OF TERMITES IN ECOSYSTEM Rida Zainab*1, Haider Ali*2, Zain ul Abdin*2, Fiaz Hussain*2,Amir Sohail*2Kanza Ghaffar*1 *2Department of Zoology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan *2Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Corresponding Author: Rida Zainab ridazainab222@gmail.com Termites (Order: Isoptera) are serious pests of agricultural, horticultural and plantation crops …

  Mirza Aizaz Asim*1 Zain ul Abdin*1 Faisal Munir*1,Haider Ali*1, Sana Rashid*2  Kanza Ghaffar*2. 1Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan 2Department of Zoology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Corresponding Author: Mirza Aizaz Asim Email Id: mirzaaizazbaig@gmail.com Contact no. 03105968499     INTRODUCTION: – Post mortems are the most …

Biologically control of insects of sugarcane through Trichogramma chilonis (Natural Enemy of Crop Pest) Muhammad Sajid1*, Muhammad Ruman1, Arshad Ali1 and Kashif Ali1. 1Postgraduate Lab, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad *Corresponding author’s email: sajidagron786@gmail.com Common Name: Trichogramma Tricon Technical Name: Trichogramma chilonis Family: Trichogrammatidae Order: Hymnoptera Introduction: Insect …

Insecticidal impact of Kalonji (Nigella Sativa) as Bio-pesticide against Stored Grain Insect Pests especially on Lesser Grain Borer (Rhyzopertha dominica) Author: Awais Rasool, Zeeshan Ali, Urooj Mazhar, Samra Shakoor, Aqsa Yaseen National Agriculture Research Center (NARC), Islamabad Introduction Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792) lesser grain borer belongs to the Bostrichidae, commonly …

Apiculture and its economic importance           Author: Saad Ramzan, Tahwar Ali Syed, Muhammad Ahsin Ayub and Naeem Arshad Maan           Ayub Agriculture Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad.   Introduction: The practice of scientifically rearing honeybees for the production of honey, along with some secondary products like wax, propolis and Royal …

Life table and its importance in insect pest management Dr. Faisal Hafeez, Ayesha Iftekhar, Muhammad Sohaib, Ayesha Arshad, Muhammad Arslan Ibrahim Ayub agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan  Insects: Insects are arthropods whose body is divided into three regions, that is head, thorax and abdomen. Head contains sensory organs, thorax contains …

        Use of Trichogramma chilonis as biological control          Author: Saad Ramzan, Muhammad Ahsin Ayub, Naeem Arshad Maan and Imran Ali           Ayub Agriculture Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad.         Introduction             Trichogramma chilonis is an egg parasitoid. Charles V. Riley give the description for the first time in 1871 about trichogramma …

       What are traps, their importance in Insect Pest Management (IPM) and types and how they are used.  Dr. Faisal Hafeez, Ayesha Iftekhar, Muhammad Sohaib, Ayesha Arshad.  Ayub Agriculture Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad.  Insect Traps:  To monitor the pest population over an area by using food, chemical or any other source, …

Life table and its importance in insect pest management Dr. Faisal Hafeez, Ayesha Iftekhar, Muhammad Sohaib, Ayesha Arshad, Muhammad Arslan Ibrahim Ayub agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan   Insects: Insects are arthropods whose body is divided into three regions, that is head, thorax and abdomen. Head contains sensory organs, thorax …