Table 1 Rates of releases of biological control agents and insecticides applications, costs of control treatments in cucumber greenhouses in summer plantation, 2015–2016
Week | Biological control applications and rates (BCG) | Insecticide application control (PAG) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BCG1 | BCG2 | BCG3 | Pesticides | Rate | ||
2015 | 5 |  |  |  | Actara 25% WG + Lannate 90% sp. + Mospilan 20% sp | 30 g/100 L/acre + 30 g /100 L/acre + 25 g/100 L/acre |
6 | Â | Â | Â | Vertimec 1.8% EC | 50Â cm/100Â L/acre | |
7 |  |  |  | Actara 25% WG + Amiral | 30 g/100 L/acre + 120 cm/100 L/acre | |
8 | Ac 4/m2 | Cs 10/m2 | Ac + Cs 4/m2 + 10/m2 |  |  | |
9 | Ac 4/m2 | Cs 10/m2 | Ac + Cs 4/m2 + 10/m2 | Mospilan 20%sp | 25 g/100 L/acre | |
10 | Ac 4/m2 | Cs 10/m2 | Ac + Cs 4/m2 + 10/m2 | Vertimec 1.8% EC | 50 cm/100 L/acre | |
Total cost LE (equivalent in US $) | 156 (= 8.7 $) | 390 (= 21.8 $) | 546 (= 30.6 $) | 140 (= 7.8 $) |  | |
Cost LE/m2 | 0.65 | 1.625 | 2.275 | 0.58 | Â | |
2016 | 4 | Â | Â | Â | Vertimec 1.8% EC | 50Â cm/100Â L/acre |
5 | Â | Â | Â | Actara 25% WG | 40Â g/100Â L/acre | |
6 | Â | Â | Â | Vertimec 1.8% EC | 50Â cm/100Â L/acre | |
7 | Ac 4/m2 | Cs 10/m2 | Ac + Cs 4/m2 + 10/m2 | Vertimec 1.8% EC + Sulfur | 50 cm/100 L/acre + 250 cm/100 L/acre | |
8 | Ac 4/m2 | Cs 10/m2 | Ac + Cs 4/m2 + 10/m2 | Mospilan 20% sp | 25 g/100 L/acre | |
9 | Ac 4/m2 | Cs 10/m2 | Ac + Cs 4/m2 + 10/m2 |  |  | |
Total cost LE (equivalent in US $) | 156 (= 8.7 $) | 390 (= 21.8 $) | 546 (= 30.6 $) | 167 (= 9.4 $) |  | |
Cost LE/m2 | 0.65 | 1.625 | 2.275 | 0.69 | Â | |