Effect of Thiodan Application Dates on the Control of Chickpea Podborers Helicoverpa (Heliothis) armigera (Hubner) and Heliothis viriplaca (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) in Southern Syria

Chickpea podborers are the most dangerous insects of chickpea in almost all its cultivation areas in the world. It was proven that Thiodan (٣٥٪) has high effectiveness against these pests, when applied in economic threshold (١ larva/plant) on good grown crops at flowering and pod setting stages.