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Vol. 2 (5) : September-October 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (5) : 556-560 (September-October, 2011) (New Series)
Evaluation of eco-friendly pest management modules against brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis
K.D. SHAHa1, T.M. BHARPODAa2* and R.C. JHALAb3
aDepartment of Entomology, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand - 388 110,
bBiocontrol Research Laboratory, Agricultural University, Anand - 388 110 (Gujarat)
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1Student (Entom.), 2Associate Professor *(bharpodatm@yahoo.com), 3Professor & Head
Subject : Entomology
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K.D. SHAH, T.M. BHARPODA and R.C. JHALA. 2011. Evaluation of eco-friendly pest management modules against brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis. Green Farming Vol. 2 (5) : 556-560  (September-October, 2011) (New Series)

ABSTRACT
A field experiment was carried out during kharif 2010 at College Agronomy Farm, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand following large plot sampling completely randomized design to evaluate effectiveness of 3 different modules [1. Module-1: mass trapping through sex pheromone traps (40 traps/ha) + clipping of infested shoot at weekly interval starting from 20 days after transplanting (DAT) + spray application of neem seed kernel extract (NSKE) @ 4% at 20 days interval starting from flowering stage; 2. Module-2: clipping of infested shoots + application of potash @ 100 kg/ha + field sanitation + spray application of spinosad @ 0.0135% alternated with azadirachtin @ 0.0006% at 20 days interval; and 3. Module-3: schedule based application of spinosad @ 0.0135%, flubendiamide @ 0.01% and Novaluron @ 0.01% at 20 days interval] for the management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer (BSFB), Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee. Module-2 and 3 recording 6.20 and 5.99% damaged shoots and 61.70 and 63.00 % reduction over control, respectively were at par and significantly superior to Module-1. Module-1 recorded lowest damage to fruits (7.88%) and highest reduction over control (67.00), was at par with module-2 (9.10% fruit damage and 61.89% reduction over control), but significantly superior to module-3 (14.11% fruit damage and 40.91% reduction over control). Module-1 recorded highest fruit yield (32.79 quintals /ha) and highest increase over control (41.99%), was at par with module-2 (31.66 quintals and 39.92% increase over control), but significantly superior to module-3 (26.73 quintals and 28.84% increase over control). Mass trapping of male moths caused appreciable mating disruption resulting into reduction in damage to shoot during growth period and fruits during fruiting period. There was significant negative correlation of moth catches with damage to shoot (r = - 0.6189) and fruits (r = - 0. 8008). Module-1 recording less than 45% reduction in predatory spider's population over control was found comparatively safer to spiders as compared to module-2 and 3, both of which recorded more than 85% reduction over control. The highest gross (` 49,185 /ha) and net (` 20,655 /ha). realization was obtained in IPM module-1 followed by module-2 (with gross and net realization of ` 47,490 and `18,630 /ha, respectively) and module-3 (with gross and net realization of ` 40,095 and `11,565 /ha, respectively). The highest net ICBR was in module-2 (1:2.21), which was almost same to module-1 (1:2.20). Module-3 recorded lowest NICBR (1:0.15) and proved to be least economical due to the involvement of high cost of synthetic insecticides and lower fruits yield. Thus module-1 was most effective against BSFB, increased marketable yield and gave higher ICBR. This module was also found comparatively safe to predatory spiders in brinjal ecosystem. The nest best strategy was Module- 2.
Key words :
Azadirachtin, brinjal, flubendiamide, IPM modules, Leucinodes orbonalis, mass trapping, Novaluron, NSKE, potash, Solanum melongena, spinosad.