Efficacy of insecticides for the management of insect pests on pea

Abstract

A Field experiment was carried out during Rabi 2016-17 at Livestock Farm, JNKVV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The experiment was designed in R.B.D with 8 treatments and 3 replications to evaluate the efficacy of seven insecticides viz., Emamectin benzoate 5 SG, Spinosad 45 SC, Flubendiamide 20 WDG, NSKE 10%, Dimethoate 30 EC, Imidachlorpid 17.8 SL, Indoxacarb 15.8 EC. The results revealed that among seven insecticide 10 DAS is found effective to Significantly control Aphis crassivora population were recorded in the treatments of imdachloprid 17.8 SL, and dimethoate 30 EC. In the case of Acyrthosiphon pisum almost all insecticide comparatively reduced the activity. Although NSKE 10% performed well in reducing the population of aphid.