Vol. 10, Special Issue 9 (2021)

Author(s):
PS Nile, AS Bagde and RR Patil

Abstract:
Field experiment was conducted in Rabi 2017-18 on French bean with nine treatment, replicated thrice in the ‘Randomized Block Design’ with gross plot size 4×3 m and net plot size 3×2.5 m. The treatment Spraying of Flonicamide 50% WG @ 0.3 gm/lit +spraying of Fluebendamide 39.35% SC @ 0.1ml/ha. (11.40%) was found as the best treatment against pod borer with 63.60 per cent reduction over control. The next promising treatment in increasing order were Trap crop of two rows of Marigold + spraying of NSE 5%+spraying of Beauveria bassiana @ 5gm /lit+ spraying of chlorantraniliprole @ 0.25 ml/ha. (15.07%), spraying of 5gm /lit Metarhizium anisopliae+ Spraying of Spinosad 48% SC @ 0.2 gm/lit. (17.83%) which were found equally effective in the order of efficacy against pod borer.