Botanical insecticides to control the broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Banks.) (Acarina; Tarsonemidae), in green pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), in Masaya, Nicaragua

Abstract

In order to evaluate five botanicals insecticides for the management of the green pepper white mite, a study was conducted in the municipality of Tisma, Masaya in the period from September to November 2014. The evaluated products were: Eucalyptus, Neem, Chrysanthemum, Madero negro and Chili pepper +Garlic+Soap compared with the control treatment which consisted in water only. The variables evaluated were: number of white mites per plant, severity damage percent of white mite per plant, plus some economic variables as the yield in kg / ha, partial budget analysis, dominance analysis and marginal rate of return. The results of the study determined that treatments Madero negro and chili pepper+garlic+soap were those with the best control effect of white mites, the best commercial returns were obtained by madero negro followed by chili pepper+garlic+soap, top marginal rates of return were obtained in the treatments madero negro followed by Chili pepper+garlic+soap.

Revista Científica Vol. 15. Nº 24, p. 13-20 mayo 2015