Bio efficacy of different insecticides against leaf webber and capsule borer, Antigastra catalaunalis (Dup.) on sesame

Abstract

The present experiment was carried out on bio efficacy of different insecticides against leaf webber and capsule borer, Antigastra catalaunalis (Dup.) at research farm College of Agriculture, Bikaner (Rajasthan) during Kharif, 2019. Two sprays of different insecticides were carried out against A. catalaunalis of sesame. The results revealed that the treatments of spinosad 45% SC was found most effective followed by indoxacarb 14.5% SC and emamectin benzoate 5% SG. The treatments of flubendiamide 2% WG, novaluron 10% EC and thiodicarb 75% WP were existed moderately effective while treatment of lambda-cyhalothrin 2.5% EC, quinalphos 25% EC and profenophos 50% EC were observed as less effective against leaf webber.