Efficacy of biorationals against pod bugs in pigeon pea

Efficacy of biorationals evaluated against pigeon pea pod bugs revealed that Biodigester solution treatment was significantly effective followed by nimbicidine and NSKE 5%. Among the chemicals least population was recorded in fipronil 5SC followed by thiamethoxam 25WG and imidacloprid 17.8SL. The natural enemies viz., coccinelids, green lace wings and spiders were noticed with Biodigester and untreated control. Lower population of these were recorded in thiamethoxam 25WG, imidacloprid 17.8L and fipronil 5SC. The highest net profit was recorded with fipronil 5SC followed bythiamethoxam 25WG and imidacloprid 17.8SL. Among the organic treatments viz.,NSKE 5% (1:3.92), nimbicidine @ 5ml/l (1:3.76) and Biodigester @ 1:3 (1:3.26) recorded moderate net profit.