INSECT PEST DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT FOR MANGO AND ITS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES USED BY THE FARMERS OF BAGHA AND CHARGHAT UPAZILA AT RAJSHAHI DISTRICT

Abstract

Information was collected from mango growers and DAE personnel of Bagha and Charghat Upazila during May-June, 2016 to assess the diversity of insect pests of mango and its management practices used by growers. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation (r) were used for analysis. Six insect pests namely mango hopper, fruit fly, mealybug, leaf eating weevil, leaf gall and shoot gall were reported by the growers as well as DAE personnel. Most of the mango growers (96.4%) reported that they practiced field sanitation as cultural control method. 23.9% mango growers reported that they used pheromone trap against mango fruit fly. 95.4% mango growers reported that they used Imidacloprid followed by 92.3% used carbaryl. Majority mango growers used Admire (Imidacloprid) against mango hopper, Sevin (Carbaryl) for controlling fruit fly and mealybug, Dursban (Chlorpyrifos) for leaf gall treatment, Jubar (Lambdacyhalothrin) insecticide against leaf eating weevil, shoot gall as chemical control. 53.1% mango growers reported that they were faced the harmful effects of chemical insecticides like skin and eye irritation. All mango growers reported that they did not use any types of ripening chemicals or preservatives.