Efficacy of insecticides against shoot and fruit borer, Earias vittella F. infesting okra

Field experiment was conducted to evaluate efficacy of newer insecticides against Earias vitella Fab. infesting okra crop during 2014 at Rahuri, India. The results indicated that flubendiamide @ 60ga.i./ha was the most effective treatment by recording lowest per cent (13.42%) fruit infestation with highest yield of 15.27 tonnes/ha. It was, at par with emamectin benzoate @ 9.5 g a.i./ha (13.61%). Next best treatments were indoxacarb @ 75 g a.i./ha, acephate @ 560 g a.i./ha and profenophos @ 500 g a.i./ha.