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- Title
FIELD EVALUATION OF BIORATIONAL INSECTICIDES AGAINST SHOOT AND FRUIT BORER EARIAS VITTELLA (FABRICIOUS) ON BHENDI.
- Authors
Archunan, K.; Pazhanisamy, M.
- Abstract
Conventional insecticides are being used as the major tools for management of shoot and fruit borer in bhendi. They have created many problems including insecticide resistance, toxic residues in the harvested bhendi, causing health hazards to consumers and sucking pest resurgence. In this view, mainly investigation was carried out to evaluate of commercial entomopathogens [Beauvaria bassiana (Biopower®), Bacillus thuriengensis (Dipel®)] and biopesticides (neem oil & pungam oil) against shoot and fruit borer, Earias vittella on bhendi. The results of field application showed maximum per cent reduction of E. vittella was recorded with Dipel ® 0.3% (62.15 & 63.46%) followed by neem oil (49.25 & 50.05%) and Dipel® 0.2% (42.95 & 42.42%) during rabi 2017 and similar trend of results were recorded in confirmatory field trail during kharif 2017 also. Overall results in both season concluded that all the treatments gave significant control of E. vittella and Dipel ® 0.3% was better treatment against E. vittella in bhendi.
- Subjects
INSECTICIDES; BORERS (Insects); NEEM oil; TOXICITY testing; BIOPESTICIDES
- Publication
Plant Archives (09725210), 2020, Vol 20, Issue 2, p2587
- ISSN
0972-5210
- Publication type
Article