Vol. 10, Issue 10 (2021)

Author(s):
RK Thumar, DB Sisodiya, AR Mohapatra and PK Borad

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted on farmer’s field (Vadodara) during 2019 and 2020 to evaluate various biopesticides against hopper Amritodus atkinsoni Lethierry infesting mango. Of the eight evaluated biopesticides, neem seed kernel extract 5.0 % (NSKE), neem oil 0.5 %and neem leaf extract 10.0 % (NLE) were found the most effective in reducing the incidence of mango hopeprs. However, Beauveria bassiana 5% WP (1 x 10⁹ cfu/g), Lecanicillium lecanii 1.15% WP (1 x 10⁹ cfu/g) and Metarhizium anisopliae 1.15% WP (1 x 10⁹ cfu/g) were found mediocre in their effectiveness.