Bioefficacy of newer insecticides on thrips of pomegranate

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken regarding evolution of newer insecticides against thrips (S. dorsalis) on pomegranate at Department of Horticulture, VNMKV, Parbhani. The different newer insecticides were acephate, buprofezin, clothianidin, diafenthiuron, fipronil, flonicamid, spiromesifen and thiamethoxam were used. The pooled data of Ambia and Hasta bahar showed that fipronil was statistically superior over other treatments and at par with thiamethoxam and clothianidin. The next promising treatment were flonicamid, acephate, diafenthiuron, buprofezin and spiromesifen. Control treatment recorded significantly maximum population of thrips on pomegranate for the year 2014-15.