Effect of Bio-pesticides against Stem fly and Pod borer complex in Field pea

Six treatments viz., BeaUveria bassiana @ 2.0 kg/ha., Metarrhizium anisopliae. @ 2.0 kg/ha, NSKE 5% neemarin @ 3 lit/ha., B.t. @ 0.5 kg/ha and cartap hydrochloride (4G) @ 15 kg/ha at sowing time + endosulfan (35EC) @ 1.5 lit/ha and an untreated control. The minimum stem fly infestation of 1.3 and 1.4% was recorded with cartap hydrochloride 4G + endosulfan 35EC during rab; 2006–2007 and rabi 2007–2008, respectively. The treatment with BI was found best with minimum pod borer infestation of 7.3 and 4.4% during rabi 2006–2007 and rabi 2007-200S, respectively. The maximum average yield of 17.54 q/ha, maximum net return of Rs 13830/ha and highest cost benefit ratio (7.1) was obtained with cartap hydrochloride 4G + endosulfan 35EC.