Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
SD Patil, AS Bagde, UB Hole, SD Wale, SM Galande and AB Mohite

Abstract:
A field experiment comprised of three bio-pesticides (ten treatments) tested against fall armyworm on maize was conducted at the farm of Department of Entomology, Kolhapur (MH). Among the evaluated biopesticides in field condition, all the treatments were significantly superior over untreated control. The treatment with Beauveria bassiana 10 g/L was the most effective as compared to all other treatments in reducing the population of the Spodoptera frugiperda (FAW). The Metarhizium anisopliae 10 g/L was the next effective treatment and this was followed by EPN 10 g/L, B. bassiana 8 g/L and M. anisopliae 8 g/L.