1Division of Plant protection, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi-221 002, India
Deptt. of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agril. Science,B.H.U., Varanasi-221 005
*Corresponding author's e-mail: harshgautamg@gmail.com and Present address DY. P.D. ATMA Farmer Welfare and Agricultural Development, Shivpuri, M.P.-473 551
Online published on 23 December, 2013.
An experiment was conducted during kharif of 2007 and 2008 to study the infestation of shoot and fruit borer, Earias vittella (Fab.) on okra c.v. Kashi Pragati (VRO -6). The mean data of 2007 and 2008 showed that the minimum shoot borer infestation 21.4% was recorded in the treatment NSKE 5% followed by the treatment NSKE 5% + cow urine 5% (24.0%) and the maximum infestation 35.6% was observed in cow dung extract 5% + cow urine 5% plot followed by cow dung extract 5% alone (34.9). The mean of 2007 and 2008 for the fruit borer infestation showed the minimum borer infestation of 18.9% in the treatment NSKE 5% followed by the treatment NSKE 5% + cow urine 5% (20.8%) and the maximum infestation of 41.7% was observed in cow dung extract 5% + cow urine 5% plot followed by cow dung extract 5% alone (34.3%).
Cow dung, Cow urine, Eco-friendly, Fruit borer, NSKE, Okra, Shoot borer
