Efficacy of Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 EC against major pests of rice

Pest management experiments were conducted during the year 2012–2013 in two cropping seasons viz., Kharif 2012 and Rabi’2012–13 at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi using the rice cultivar, Jyothi. The insecticide molecules tested during the periods were triazophos @ (750 ml/ha and 250 ml/ha), sulfoxyflor (313 and 375ml/ha), buprofezin (800ml/ha), chlorantraniliprole (150ml/ha), acephate (660g/ha) and monocrotophos (1390 ml/ha) as check insecticide with an untreated control. The pooled results of two crop seasons revealed that chlorantraniliprole @ 150ml/ha was the most effective treatment against major rice pests like yellow stem borer, leaf folder and case worm. The grain yield per plot was also higher in chlorantraniliprole treatment.