1Department of Agricultural Statistics, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India-751003
2Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
3Faculty of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India-751003
*Present: Department of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, CV Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Correspondence: nandinisahu475@gmail.com
Online Published on 04 July, 2024.
Field experiments were conducted during winter season, 2019-2020 at Central Research Station, OUAT, Bhubaneswar to evaluate the efficacy of some novel and safer insecticides on insect pests of capsicum.The chemical treatments viz, cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD @ 40, 50, 60 and 70 g ai ha-1, fipronil 5 SC @ 50 g ai ha-1 and emamectin benzoate 5 SG @ 10 g ai ha-1 along with four microbial treatments viz., Beauveria bassiana, Metarrhizium anisopliae and Lecanicillium lecanii @ 2.5 L ha-1 and Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki @1L ha-1 were evaluated against the insect pests of capsicum. The results revealed that cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD @ 60 and 70 g ai ha-1 were the most effective treatments remaining at par among themselves in respect of leaf and fruit damage and yield. Among all the treatments, the treatment fipronil 5 SC @ 50 g ai ha-1 produced the highest benefit-cost ratio of 30:1.
Capsicum, Leaf damage, Fruit damage, Yield
