Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati-517 502, Andhra Pradesh, (India).
1Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502, Andhra Pradesh, (India).
The jassid, Empoasca kerri attained its peak activity in mid September. The application of imidacloprid 70WS seed treatment at 5g kg−1 seed + imidacloprid (Confidor 200SL) 0.01% foliar spray drastically reduced the pest damage and increased the pod yield.