Two field experiments were conducted in sandy soil at lsmailia Agricultural
Research Station during two successive winter seasons 2000101 and 2001102 to
study the effect of some weed control treatments on the fresh weight of weeds (gImQ),
grain yield of wheat (ardabffed.) and seek out herbicides lat-effects on cereal aphids
and their natural enemies. All weed control treatments significantly reduced the fresh
weight of weeds and increased wheat grain yield. Bromoxynil at the rate of 1.0 Ufed
gave the highest reduction percentage in fresh weight of weeds by 94% & 93.2% and
increased wheat grain yield by 78 3. 102.9% in the first and second season.
respectively as compared with untreated check. From IPM point of view. hand
weeding was suitable weed management. since they share in conserving natural
enemies population. Clodinafop- propargyl at the rate of 140 gffed. as grassy weeds
herbicide and bromoxynil as broad leaved weeds herbicide treatments being effective
seemed acceptable where they owed little harm effects regarding suppression of
natural enemies. hence they might be safety incorporated in lPM programs.