Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: swswhite916@gmail.com
Online published on 13 May, 2016.
Amongst five insecticides viz., cypermethrin (cypermil 10 ec), deltamethrin (deca guard 2.8 ec), dichlorvos (nuvan 76 ec), quinalphos (ekalux 25 ec) and thiamethoxam (sitara 25 wG) and two biopesticides, eupatorium (Eupatorium 10 EC) and azadirachtin (Neem Baan 0.3 EC), quinalphos @ 250 g a.i./ha was most effective against aphids in wheat. Eupatorium @ 225 g a.i./ha was found to be least effective. Quinalphos also showed highest grain yield.
Wheat, aphid complex, insecticides, biopesticides, field efficacy
