1Department of Entomology, M.P.K.V., Rahuri - 413 722, M.S., India.
College of Agriculture, Pune - 411 005, M.S., India.
* A part of approved PhD thesis submitted in 2003 to Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri - 413 722, India.
Field-bioefficacy of flufenzin, fenpyroximate and dicofol @ 60,80,&100, 15,20,&25 and 250 g a.i./ha, respectively was evaluated against red spider mite (Tetranychus cinnabarinus) on brinjal. Fenpyroximate was more effective than flufenzin in protecting the crop against the mite. Relationship of profit margins-contributed by the acaricides suggested that all the three dosages of fenpyroximate and the higher dosage of flufenzin effectively controlled the mite and extended better monetary returns. None of the acaricides exhibited any phytotoxicity.
