1Department of Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai – 625 104
2Department of Agri. Entomology, T.N.A.U., AC & RI, Killikulam – 628 252, India
All the modules performed superiorly over the farmer's practice. Among the different modules, TNAU module recorded lower population of eggs and larvae of Helicoverpa armigera, Earias vittella, Petinophora gossypiella and higher parasitism by Trichogramma and Bracon spp. TNAU module recorded lowest % infestation on fruiting bodies, boll damage, locule damage and bad seed cotton by all the bollworms, whereas Akola module recorded vice-versa.
Earias spp, Gossypium hersutum, Helicoverpa armigera
