1Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia - 741 252, West Bengal, India
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding authors' E-mail : bimalsahoo.1996@gmail.com
Online published on 4 March, 2024.
The results showed that the maximum reduction over control in insect population (84.10%) and damage percentage (76.00%) was caused by neem leaf followed by Calotropis leaf (70.95% and 60.17%) respectively. Whereas bael leaves demonstrated the least impact on insect population and damage, with reduction over control of 13.30% and 13.66%, respectively. Neem, calotropis and annona leaf extracts displayed potential as effective botanical insecticides against the pulse beetle.
Botanicals, Callosobruchus chinensis, Plant fractions, Reduction over control, Vigna radiata
