Efficacy of newer insecticides and botanicals against Liriomyza trifolii burgesson tomato.

The study was conducted in the field of Entomology section, College of Agriculture, Nagpur, during the year 2011–2012. There were nine treatments viz., NSE 5%, acetamiprid 20 SP 0.008%, fipronil 5 SC 0.001%, spinosad 45 SC 0.01%, imidacloprid 17.8 SL 0.004%, thiamethoxam 25 WG 0.003%, Karanj oil 0.5%, Karanj oil 1.0% and control, applied twice at fortnightly interval commencing from 20 days after transplanting. All treatments were significantly superior over control. Spinosad 45SC 0.01% was found as most effective treatment followed by acetamiprid 0.008%, NSK 0.5% and Thiamethoxam 25WG 0.003%.