Evaluation of different insecticides for control of mango hoppers in mango

Among the different traditional and synthetic pyrethriods evaluated for control of mango-hoppers for three years during 2004–06, synthetic pyrethriods, cypermethrin and fenvalerate proved better in reducing the pest population more than 89% for upto 10 days followed by quinalphos, carbaryl, endosulfan, monocrotophos and dimethoate with pest reduction ranging between 78.3 to 60.6%.