2019•Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences/Assuit Journal of Agricultural SciencesOpen access

Comparative Study on the Potency of Certain Chemical and Safe Al-ternative Compounds Against the Small White Butterfly, Pieris rapae (L) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), Infesting Cabbage Plantations in Assiut, Upper Egypt

F. A. Abdel-Galil, Safaa Amro, A. Abd El-Raheem, Dalya Darwish

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The small white cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae (L) is one of the most serious insect pests infesting cruciferous plants especially cabbage.Comparison between thepotency of certain chemical and safe alternative compounds in reducing, P. rapae larval populations in the field was the corner stone of this investigation.

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The small white cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae (L) is one of the most serious insect pests infesting cruciferous plants especially cabbage.Comparison between thepotency of certain chemical and safe alternative compounds in reducing, P. rapae larval populations in the field was the corner stone of this investigation.

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The small white cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae (L) is one of the most serious insect pests infesting cruciferous plants especially cabbage.Comparison between thepotency of certain chemical and safe alternative compounds in reducing, P. rapae larval populations in the field was the corner stone of this investigation.

Key concepts: Pieridae, Pieris rapae, Butterfly, Lepidoptera genitalia, Biology, Potency, Botany, Ecology

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