Programme : Insect Pest Management

Project : Fruit fly management

Experiment : DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT APPROACH
AGAINST MANGO FRUITFLY, BACTROCERA DORSALIS
Objective : To develop a suitable management options for the management of
fruit fly
Rationale : Mango is an important and popular fruit crop in Bangladesh. In
every year new mango orchards are establishing throughout the
Bangladesh and farmers are facing different types of problems
resulting low production of mango. However among the constraints,
pest & diseases are considered as the major factors. Among insect
pests mango fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis play vital role to reduce
the marketable yields. Farmers use only chemical pesticides
indiscriminately even mixture of two or three chemicals at very
high frequency and dose to save mango crop which have several
limitations including ineffectiveness, killing of pollinators,
parasitoids and predators, resulting resurgence of other pest
populations, develop resistant insect biotypes and excessive
residues in marketable fruits. With these views, the present study is
initiated for the management of fruit fly, which is eco-friendly and
safe for the environment.
Crop/Variety : Mango
Design : RCB
Treatments : T1=Sanitation + Soil drenching with microbial pesticide,
(Metarhyzium anisiplae) + Use of methyl euginol
pheromone trap;
T2=Sanitation + Soil drenching with microbial pesticide,
(Metarhyzium anisiplae) + Attract and Kill method
T3=Sanitation + Soil drenching with microbial pesticide,
(Metarhyzium anisiplae) + Bagging of fruits with
transparent polyethylene bags;
T4=Sanitation + Soil drenching with microbial pesticide,
(Metarhyzium anisiplae) + Bagging of fruits with mosquito
net bags
T5=Sanitation + Soil drenching with microbial pesticide,
(Metarhyzium anisiplae) + Bagging of fruits with brown
paper bags
T6= Farmers practice (Use of chemical pesticide)
T7= Untreated control.
Materials & Methods :
Data to be recorded : Number of catch fruit fly in traps per week, Number of infested fruit,
Number of healthy fruit, Marketable yield per plant and Benefit cost
ratio etc.
Investigator(s) : S. N. Alam, D. Sarker, M. M. Hossain, M. A. Sarkar, , Entomology
Division, BARI, Gazipur; M. S. Hossain, B.C. Sarkar, HRC, BARI,
Gazipur; M.A. Mannan and Onindita Roy, RARS, Jamalpur; M. M.
Rahman and J. C. Barman, LRS, ChapaiNawabganj; M. A. Alim &
S. Islam, FRS, Rajshahi; A. K. M. Khorsheduzzaman, ARS,
Thakurgaon
Season : 2016-2017
Date of initiation : March, 2017
Date of completion : August, 2017
Expected output/benefit : The pest status of thrips and inflorescence midge, and their damage
severity will be documented.
Location : Gazipur, Jamalpur, ChapaiNawabganj, Rajshahi & Thakurgaon
Status : New
Estimated cost : Tk. 30,000/- per location
Source of fund : BARI
Priority : First

Programme : Insect Pests Management

Project : IPM of litchi
Experiment 02 : DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR
THE CONTROL OF LITCHI FRUIT BORER,
CONOPOMORPHA SINENSIS BRADLY
Objective(s) : (i) To develop a management practices for the control of litchi fruit
borer.
(ii) To avoid the indiscriminate use of insecticides for controlling
litchi fruit borer.
Rationale : Litchi fruit borer is the most serious and destructive insect pest of
litchi in Bangladesh. Every year new litchi orchards are establishing
throughout the Bangladesh and farmers are facing problems with
different insect pests which causes less production of litchi. Sever
damage and 80% yield reduction may happen due to the attack of
fruit borer in litchi (Rouf and Hossain, 2016). Major economical
losses are caused due to the fruit quality and fruit drop after
infestation (Huang et al., 1994). The yellow scale like eggs are
developed on leaves, shoots and fruits and fruit stems, single or in
groups (Waite 2005). From eggs laid into the fruits or fruit stems
the larvae hatch after 3-5 days and immediately bore into the fruits,
where they develop by feeding on the seed neck. During other
periods than the fruiting season, the larvae develop in newly
produced leaves and shoots of litchi (Waite, 2005). Due to the
cryptic feeding behavior of the larvae develop in the plant tissues,
 spray application of chemical insecticide rarely results in sufficient
control (Huang et al., 1994) Most of the litchi growers are
indiscriminately using insecticides and spraying them singly or in
cocktail to control the litchi fruits borer. Insecticide is the sole mean
for controlling insect pests without looking other management
options. This practice not only increases the cost of production but
also causes the environment pollution, human health hazard, pest
resistant develop and destroy the natural enemy. In this context, the
study was under taken to develop bio-rational based management
practices for controlling litchi fruit borer.
Materials and methods : Six treatments will be tested against litchi fruit borer. They are
T1 = Netting of fruits with mosquito net (64 mesh) at marble stage
T2 = Spraying of Azadirachtin (Bioneem plus 1EC) 4 times at 2
times for green fruiting stage and 2 time for ripening stage @
1 ml/L of water at 10 days interval commencing from the first
incidence.
T3 = Spraying of Spinosad (Success 2.5EC) 3 times at blooming,
marble size fruit and early ripening stage @ 1.2 ml/L of water
T4 = Spraying of Imidachloprid (Admire/Mukti 200 SL) 3 times at 2
times for green fruiting stage and 1 time for ripening stage @
0.5 ml/L of water at 14 days interval commencing from the
first incidence.
T5 = Spraying of Cypermethrin (Ripcord 10EC) @ 1ml/ L of water
3 times at 2 times for green fruiting stage and 1 time for early
ripening stage starting from green stage
T6 = Untreated control

Common spraying of Nova 50WP or Rovral 50WP will be done @

2g/L of water at and interval of 10 days for each treatment except
64 mesh mosquito net treatment commencing from the first
incidence of litchi disease or diseases to harvest.
Crop/variety : Litchi, variety : Bombai
Design : RCB
i) Treatment : 6
ii) Replications : 4
Plot size : -
Planting system/spacing : -
Fertilizer dose and : Recommended Fertilizer dose
methods of application
Irrigated/ rainfed : Irrigated
Data to be recorded : Data will be recorded flowing the parameters:
1. 100 young green and 100 ripening fruits will be selected
randomly for fruit infestation.
2. Number of fruits will be counted after harvest.
 3. Temperature, rainfall and relative humidity will be recorded
during the period
4. Benefit cost ratio (BCR) analysis will be done.
Investigator(s) : F M. A. Rouf and M. A. Hossain, RARS, Ishurdi; M.A. Mannan
and Onindita Roy, RARS, Jamalpur; M. A. Alim & S. Islam, FRS,
Rajshahi; M. M. R. Shah, RARS, Burirhat, Rangpur and A. K. M.
Khorsheduzzaman, ARS, Thakurgaon
Season : 2016-17
Date of initiation : February, 2017
Date of completion : May, 2017
Expected output/ benefit : Environment friendly management practices will be developed
against litchi fruit borer.
Location : RARS, Ishurdi, Pabna, RARS, Jamalpur, FRS, Rajshahi, RARS,
Rangpur and ARS, Thakurgaon
Status : New
Estimated cost : Tk. 40,000/- per location
Source of fund : BARI
Priority : 1st

Programme : Insect Pest Management

Project : IPM of hog-plum
Experiment 4 : DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT APPROACH
AGAINST HOG-PLUM BEETLE, PODONTIA 14-
PUNCTATA
Objective : To find out the appropriate management approach for controlling
hog-plum beetle
Rationale : The hog-plum locally known as Amra is one of the vitamin-C rich
fruit. It is a minor fruit in Bangladesh but at present the
consumption of this fruit is increasing day by day. However its
production is seriously interrupted by hog plum beetle, Podontia
14-punctata. As it attacks on hog plum leaves and resulted
complete defoliation. After that it attacks in the fruit also.
Materials and Methods :
Crop/Variety : Hog-plum
Design : RCB
Treatment : T1= Sanitation (removal of infested leaves with egg mass and
larvae) + Soil drenching with microbial pesticide,
Metarhyzium anisiplae + Trunk banding with packaging tape
T2= Sanitation (remove the infested leaves with egg mass and
larvae) + Soil drenching with microbial pesticide,
Metarhyzium anisiplae + Spraying of Azadirachtin (Bioneem
plus 1 EC) @ 1 ml/litre
T3= Sanitation (removal of infested leaves with egg mass and
larvae) + Soil drenching with microbial pesticide,
 Metarhyzium anisiplae + Spraying of Malathion 57 EC @
1ml/l of water after first incidence of insect at 7 days interval
T4= Farmers practice Spraying with Chlorpyriphos +
Cypermethrin (Nitro 505EC) @ 2ml/l of water
T5= Untreated Control
Replications : 3
Plot size : -
Planting system : -
Fertilizer dose and : -
methods of application
Irrigated and rainfed : Irrigated
Data to be recorded : 1. Percentage of infested leaf and fruit
2. Yield data will be recorded
Investigator : M.A. Mannan, RARS, Jamalpur and M. Z. Rahman, RARS,
Barishal
Season : 2016-17
Date of initiation : November 2016
Date of completion : July 2017
Expected output : A suitable and effective control method may come out from the
study
Location : Jamalpur & Barishal
Status : New
Estimated cost : 50,000/=
Source of Fund : BARI
Priority : First