Bioefficacy of Spinetoram 12% SC against Thrips and Lepidopteran Insect Pests of Chilli

In the field trials conducted at Main Agriculture Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, during kharif 2009–10 and 2010–11, Spinetoram 12% SC @ 56 g.a.i ha⁻¹ emerged as the best and optimum dose as it registered lowest number of thrips (4.52 leaf⁻¹), Spodoptera litura (2.17 basin⁻¹) and Helicoverpa armigera (1.02 plant⁻¹) at 10 days after spray on chilli and recorded the highest green chilli yield of 165.4 q ha⁻¹.