50 doses for brinjal aphid as base (1), imidacloprid showed consistency for all the three
aphids and the dose required to kill 50% of the test population was 0.75 and 5 times higher …

Field investigation was carried out on chemical control of pigeon pea pod borers and podfly
with insecticides resulted that imidacloprid and acetamiprid showed minimum pod …

A field trial was laid out in RBD in a plot size of 20m2 on cv. Varsha Uphaar at Division of
Entomology, IARI. There were 15 treatments including a control with three replications. Two …

Considering bio-efficacy against the pest complex of brinjal, ecofriendliness and economics,
the sequence with Trichoderma+ Paecilomyces (2× 108) 0.5% ST and drenching 5 kg/ha …

Out of three solvent extracts, methanolic extracts of plant products were significantly effective
in reducing mite population in vitro. Among the botanicals, NSKE (10%) and garlic extract …

Short Communications neem products to control crop pests, as they are comparatively safe
to the environment (Bhanukiran & Panwar, 2002). The yellow stem borer (YSB) …

On the basis of population count and severity of infestation, budfly was recorded as a major
pest and others such as leaf miner, semilooper, gram pod borer and Bihar hairy caterpillar …

Efficacy of Nuclear Polyhederosis Virus SLNPV@ 250 LE/ha, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)
3000 IU/mg@ 1 kg/ha, neem seed kernel extract (NSKE)@ 5%, nimbecidine 0.03 EC …

The bio-rational approach that included intercropping and application of eco-friendly bio-
pesticides had significantly reduced the pod and grain damage (in number and by weight …

Field release/spray of various bio-agents individually and in different combinations at ten
days interval indicated that five releases/sprayings of Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi and …