Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
AV More, DG More, DB Randive, RB Kapare and PM Lagad

Abstract:
Effective and economic suppression of insect pests in safflower ecosystem by the judicial use of pesticides on the basis of economics threshold levels is very essential. Investigations on economic threshold level for Uroleucon compositae were carried out in College of Agriculture Latur, Maharashtra during Rabi, 2020. On the basis of equality of management cost and revenue of safflower yield which was saved from pest damage. Further modified, the Economic Threshold Level worked out for Uroleucon compositae on safflower was 9.60 aphids / 5 cm apical twig.