G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Nainital
The Rusults of the test proved that carbaryl was the best residual insecticide, against mango hopper followed by fenitrothion and dimethoate. Although initial-toxicity of other tested insecticides was also comparable. Endosulfan was inferior to all the other insecticides tested except dichlorovos, which falls in the last.