Reduction of Tylenchulus semipenetrans Coob in citrus plantation with aldicarb and carbofuran

Abstract

Slow decline of citrus caused by Tylenchulus semipenetrans is a major problem in Pakistan. Reports on the occurrence and damage caused by the nematode to citrus plantations in Punjab have shown it to be a serious pathogen (Brown, 1962; Akhtar and Hussain, 1968; Riaz and Khan, 1974; Maqbool, 1984). Despite the seriousness of the problem there have been no investigations on control, although the possibility of using nematicides in this country was considered (Brown, 1962). We have investigated the possibility of control with two granular nematicides, aldicarb and carbofuran.