Annals of Plant Protection Sciences
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 2

Efficacy of certain insecticides and bio pesticides against rice stem borer in Bihar

1Department of Entomology, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

2Department of Plant Pathology, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

3Department of Entomology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Bihar)

*Correspondence email: shyamento@gmail.com

Online published on 28 November, 2023.

Abstract

The efficacy of certain insecticides and biopesticides was evaluated against rice stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Wlk.) at MBAC, Agwanpur, Saharsa from July to November 2019. The observations showed that the least dead heart and white ear incidence were 17.77% and 21.49%, respectively, after 20 days of treatment with Emmamectin benzoate 5 SG @ 220 g/ ha.

Keywords

Efficacy, Insecticides, Biopesticides, Scirpophaga incertulas, Dead heart, White eearhead