Efficacy of Insecticides Against Gram Pod Borer Helicoverpa armigera on Soybean Farooq Zuhaib1, Mantoo Mohd Ayoob1, Yaqoob Munazah1, Ayoub Liyaqat1,*, Irshad Sheikh Salma1, Bhat Tauseef Ahmad2, Wani Fehim Jeelani3, Shah Ishfaq Majeed1, Sheikh Showkat Ahmad1 1Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura, UT of Kashmir 2Division of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura, UT of Kashmir 3Division of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura, UT of Kashmir *Email: liyaqatayoub@gmail.com (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0003-2944-9277
Online Published on 18 October, 2023. Abstract The effect of various insecticides on the larval incidence of pod borer Helicoverpa armigera in soybean revealed that indoxacarb 14.5SC (69.44%) followed by imidacloprid 17.8SL (62.65%), cypermethrin 10EC (58.06%), profenophos 50EC (54.05%), quinalphos 25EC (48.83%) and neem oil (40.59%) led to maximum reduction. Their effect on the yield of soybean revealed that the maximum yield was with indoxacarb 14.5EC (19.19) followed by others. Top Keywords Soybean, Helicoverpa armigera, Indoxacarb, Incidence, Larva, Imidacloprid, Cypermethrin, Profenophos, Quinalphos, Neem oil, Yield. Top |