Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110012, India.
*Part of approved Ph.D. Thesis submitted to IARI, New Delhi - 110 012, India by senior author.
Bioefficacy of different synthetic insecticides against mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi Kalt., on cabbage in a descending order was: imidacloprid (0.01%) > endosulfan (0.07%) > ethofenprox (0.1%) > lambda cyhalothrin (0.01%) > cartap hydrochloride (0.05%) > beta cyfluthrin (0.00125%). Imidacloprid, proved most effective against L. erysimi.