Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 82
  • Issue: 4

Efficacy of some insecticides against painted bug bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) in mustard

1Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut250110

*Email: vishvendrapanwar92@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Abstract

Efficacy of some insecticides was evaluated against painted bug Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) on mustard during rabi season 2016-17 and 2017-18 at the Crop Research Centre in SVP University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut. Imidacloprid 17.8SL was found to be the most effective followed by thiamethoxam 25WDG, dimethoate 30EC, spinosad 45SC, novaluron 10EC, Neemarin 1500ppm, Neem Seed Kernel Extract (NSKE), Beauveria bassiana @ 2×109 CFU, and Metarhizium anisopliae@ 2×109 CFU.

Keywords

Mustard, Bagrada hilaris, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Dimethoate, Spinosad, Novaluron, Neemarin, NSKE, Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana