Management of pomegranate fruit borer, Deudorix isocrate F. under Marathwada condition

Abstract

The field experiment on management of pomegranate fruit borer, Deudorix isocrate conducted during Hasta bahar 2016 and 2017 on number and weight basis at the Pomology Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (Maharashtra). The results revealed that all the treatments were superior over control in minimizing infestation of fruit borer. The lowest % fruit infestation on number and weight basis was observed in spinosad 45 SC @ 73 g a.i./ha, chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC @ 30 g a.i./ha and flubendamide 39.35 SC which were statistically superior over other treatments. Next superior treatments were cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD @ 75 g a.i./ha and emamectin benzoate 5 SG @ 11 g a.i./ha. Maximum fruit infestation was recorded in untreated control.