Department of Entomology, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Dantiwada-385 506, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding authors’ E-mail: pratikthakar99@gmail.com
Online published on 21 April, 2023.
Amongst different pesticides evaluated, flonicamid 50 WG @ 0.015%, thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 0.010% and chlorfenapyr 10 SC @ 0.015% were found most effective against aphid, Aphis craccivora population and also gave higher grain yield of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.). Among the effect of different pesticides against ladybird beetle (adult and grub) and syrphid fly (maggot), Lecanicillium lecanii 1.15 WP (2 × 109 cfu/g) @ 0.004%, Lantana camera leaf extract @ 10% has showed relatively safer as compared with the other pesticides on the basis of natural enemies. Based on PCBR, the highest return was obtained with the treatment of thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 0.010% as compared with the other pesticides.
Aphis craccivora, Ladybird beetle, Syrphid fly and flonicamid, Vigna unguiculata (L.)
