Vol. 10 (2) : March-April 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (2) : 217-221 ; March-April, 2019
Efficacy of Spinetoram 10% w/w + Sulfoxaflor 30% w/w WG against leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula Ishida on okra
G. SRINIVASANa1* and M. KALYANASUNDARAMb2
aDeptt. of Entomology, Institute of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute Campus, Kumulur - 621 712, Trichy (Tamil Nadu),
bAgricultural College & Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003 (Tamil Nadu)
Designation : 1Associate Professor *(srinivasan.govindaraj@yahoo.com), 2Dean (Agri.)
Subject : Entomology
Paper No. : P-7561
Total Pages : 5
Received : 06 March 2019
Revised accepted : 27 March 2019
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Citation :
G. SRINIVASAN and M. KALYANASUNDARAM. 2019. Efficacy of Spinetoram 10% w/w + Sulfoxaflor 30% w/w WG against leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula Ishida on okra. Green Farming Vol. 10 (2) : 217-221 ; March-April, 2019
ABSTRACT
Okra leaf hopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula is an important destructive sucking pest on okra in India causing economic damage both in open field and polyhouse conditions. The combination product Spinetoram 10% w/w + Sulfoxaflor 30% w/w WG was evaluated against the pest for two seasons i.e., winter 2015 and summer 2016 at Alagapuri village, Alanganallur Block, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India under field conditions. Three rounds of spray of Spinetoram 10% w/w + Sulfoxaflor 30% w/w WG @ 140 g a.i/ha and Spinetoram 10% w/w + Sulfoxaflor 30% w/w WG @ 120 g a.i/ha from 30 DAT at 10-15 days interval were effective and superior in reducing the leafhopper damage.
Key words :
Amrasca biguttula biguttula, Leafhopper, New insecticides, Okra.
