1Department of Entomology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur - 208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora - 263 601, Uttarakhand, India
Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding authors E-mail : rkm1997@bhu.ac.in
Online Published on 13 May, 2025.
The efficacy of seven insecticides was evaluated against major insect pests on long-duration pigeonpea crop. The results showed that Thiamethoxam 25 WG was the most effective against tur pod fly with the lowest maggot population, pod damage (23.33%), and grain damage (11.94%). Flubendiamide 480 SC resulted in the lowest larval population of gram pod borer, with the least pod and grain damage (0.67% and 0.21%, respectively). Thiamethoxam 25 WG also recorded the lowest bug population, pod damage, and grain damage in the case of tur pod bugs. The highest grain yield (1065.63 kg/ha) was achieved with Thiamethoxam 25 WG, followed by Flubendiamide 480 SC (1038.67 kg/ha). Thiamethoxam 25 WG also had the highest incremental cost-benefit ratio (1:7.04), followed by Flubendiamide 480 SC (1:5.06). Based on these results, Thiamethoxam 25 WG and Flubendiamide 480 SC can be recommended for controlling the key insect pests of pigeonpea in Eastern Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh.
Clavigralla gibbosa, Helicoverpa armigera, Melanagromyza obtusa, Pigeonpea
