Effect of inter-cropping on IPM for major insect pests of Sesamum

The results of two years pooled date revealed that sesamum with blackgram in the ratio of 5:3 + profenophos @ 2 ml/L used spray significantly lowest aphid/10 cm population followed by sesamum + black gram (5:3) with NSKE 5% gave 2.93 aphid/10 cm population. Similarly Jassid population/5 terminal leaves resulted 1.50 and 2.50 in the same treatments, respectively. The Twing and Capsule damage was 0.93 and 1.53%, respectively. Seasamum (control) pooled population was 15.17, 10.80 in Aphid and Jassid significantly recorded higher number whereas 12.80 and 7.97% were recorded, respectively. Yield was recorded maximum in seed treatment + yellow sticky traps of seasum and lower BC ratio (1.21). Also, sesamum when inter-cropped with either black gram and green gram only registered lower number of population as compared with either only sesamum or with seed treatment, sesamum with yellow sticky trap and sesamum with seed treatment + yellow sticky trap.