Bio Efficacy of pyriproxyfen 10 % EC against thrips, Thrips tabaci and jassids, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) infesting chilli crop

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate insecticide Pyriproxyfen 10% EC 75 g a.i @ 750, 1000, 1250 ml for controlling thrips, Thrips tabaci and jassids, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) infesting chilli crop with other treatments i.e., Imidacloprid 17.8% SL and Fenpropathrin 30% EC including untreated control at Horticulture Farm, Rajasthan college of agriculture, Udaipur during Kharif 2016 and 2017, subsequently. All among the treatments, Pyriproxyfen 10% EC @ 1250 ml/ha followed by Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 50 g a.i. @ 250 ml/ha found the most effective to reduce the thrips, Thrips tabaci and jassids, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) population in chilli crop during both years, Kharif 2016 and 2017.