1Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda-210 001, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Department of Plant Protection, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda-210 001, Uttar Pradesh, India
3ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur-208 024, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author: Awnindra Kumar Singh, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur-208 024, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email: awnindrakumar@gmail.com
Online Published on 05 October, 2024.
The pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa (Malloch) is one of the major biotic constraints in increasing production and productivity of pigeon pea crop throughout the country and it causes up to 100 per cent losses in field condition. Injudicious use of pesticides against this destructive pest, further ignites the problem of resistance, resurgence and environmental and ecological imbalances.
Experiments were conducted at Banda University of Agricultural and Technology, Banda during kharif, 2020 and 2021. To estimate the bio-efficacy of insecticides for the management of M. obtusa in pigeon pea the experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with eight treatments and three replications. Pod and grain damage were assessed and C:B ratio was calculated.
First appearance of pod fly was noticed in third standard week. Throughout cropping period highest pod damage was recorded in eighth standard week and lowest pod damage was recorded in twelfth standard week. Emamectin benzoate 5 SG @ 11 g a.i./ha + Dimethoate 30 EC @ 300 g a.i./ha was the best treatment as it exhibited minimum pod damage and highest yield.
Bio-efficacy, Grain damage, Melanagromyza obtusa, Pod damage, Pod fly
