Evaluation on The Efficacy of Fermented Plants in Managing the Population of Broad Mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks) Infesting Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum Linnaeus)

Abstract

The study was conducted at Balili Experimental Area of Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet under field condition from January 2016 to May 2016. The study aimed to determine the efficacy of fermented botanical plants on the number of broad mites, to record the degree of injury incurred by broad mites on the leaves and to determine the yield weight of bell pepper on each treatment. The use of fermented chili fruit, garlic cloves, goat weed leaves, cassava root and neem leaf extracts reduced the number of broad mites on bell pepper. The use of fermented chili fruit, garlic cloves, goat weed leaves, cassava root and neem leaf extracts reduced the percent injury of broad mites on bell pepper. The bell pepper plants applied with garlic cloves and chili fruit had the highest marketable fruit.