Efficacy of certain bio-pesticides against sucking pests (Whiteflies and leafhoppers) of black gram

Abstract

To observe the incidence of whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and leaf hopper (Empoasca kerri) Comprised eight treatments viz. Imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.4 ml/L, Jatropha oil @ 5%, Neem oil @ 3%, Bacillus turingiensis (BT) @1kg/ha, NSKE @ 5%, Garlic Extract (GE) @ 1%, Beauveria bassiana @5%. Whitefly was the most abundant insects among all other sucking pests. All the different bio-pesticides and Imidacloprid 17.8 SL had significant effect against sucking insects and pod borer attacking mung bean and reduced their population.