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Table 1 Tested bio-and chemical insecticides and their rates of application

From: Lethal and sub-lethal effects of bio-and chemical insecticides on the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Insecticides (common name)

Trade names

Formulation active ingredient (a.i. % )

Recommended rate (g or ml/fed.)

Bacillus thuringiensis

Lepinox

3.75% WP

100 g

Dipel 2×

6.4% WP

200 g

Protecto

9.4% WP

300 g

Spinosad

Tracer

24% SC

50 ml

Emamectin benzoate

Proclaim

5% SG

60 g

Chlorpyrifos

Dursban

48% EC

100–125 ml

Indoxacarb

Avaunt

15% EC

25 ml

  1. All Bt formulations equivalent to 32,000 IU/mg of Bacillus thuringiensis sp. kurstaki strain