Assessment of the Integrated Pest Management against Insect Pests of Paddy in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jaunpur conducted frontline demonstrations on the integrated pest management technology in paddy at 25 farmers’ field in two village viz., Majhauli and Utreejpur of the district Jaunpur during kharif 2017 and 2018. IPM module comprised of recommended dose of fertilizers + clipping of rice seedling tips + pheromone traps with 5 mg lure @ 20 traps/ha against yellow stem borer for mass trapping + Spraying of NSKE 5% at 20 days interval + need based application of chlorpyriphos 20 EC @ 1.0 l/ha and carbofuron 3G @ 20 kg/ha. The results on paddy insect-pests infestation and yield indicated that integrated pest management was superior to farmers’ practice. The minimum incidence of yellow stem borer (6.57% and 5.85%) and leaf folder (5.12% and 4.72%) was found in IPM module as compared to farmers’ practice. The population of green leaf hopper and brown plant hopper was also less in IPM plots. There was 13.05 per cent more yield in IPM demonstration plots than control and the highest net return and benefit cost ratio was also obtained by application of recommended practices.