Insecticidal activity of some botanical products against green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer) and thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman, Frankliniella occidentalis Perg.) in greenhouse pepper production
Vinelina Yankova
, Dima Markova, VelichkaTodorova
Abstract: Global trends for ecological agriculture require looking for an alternative to conventional production. In recent years, crop protection has relied to a great extent on synthetic chemical pesticides, but their availability is now declining as a result of new legislation requirements and the development of resistance in pest populations. Synthetic chemical insecticides pose risks to the environment and to consumers of produce. Biopesticides are products for control of pests based on microorganisms or natural products. Botanical insecticides, which are of plant origin belong to biopesticides. They have a proven potential to control pests and are used all over the world. Studies were carried out in the greenhouses of the Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute-Plovdiv to determine the biological activity of some botanical plant protection products, as well as a combination of them, to control the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer) and thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande) on pepper variety Piruet F1 in greenhouses. The bioproducts Krisant EC (a. i. pyrethrin) and Neem Azal T/S (a. i. azadirachtin) were tested. The products Krisant EC 75 ml/da and the combination Krisant EC 75 ml/da+Neem Azal T/S 0.3% show very good effectiveness over 80% against sucking pests aphids and thrips.
Keywords: effectiveness; greenhouse; pepper; pests; phytopesticides
Citation: Yankova, V., Markova, D. & Todorova, V. (2025). Insecticidal activity of some botanical products against green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer) and thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman, Frankliniella occidentalis Perg.) in greenhouse pepper production. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 31(3), 497–502.
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