Efficacy of Insecticides Against Sesame Shoot Webber Antigastra catalaunalis Radhakrishnan V1,*, Indiragandhi P2, Ramasubramanian G V3 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur614404, Tamil Nadu, India 2Regional Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vriddhachalam606001, Tamil Nadu, India 3Oilseed Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tindivanam604102, Tamil Nadu, India *Email: drvradhakrishnan@tnau.ac.in (corresponding author)
Online Published on 18 October, 2023. Abstract Field experiments evaluated the efficacy of insecticides against sesamum shoot webber Antigastra catalaunalis Duponchel. Emamectin benzoate 5 SG @ 200g/ ha recorded minimum damage (1.93% and 1.31%) and larval incidence (1.87 and 2.70/ plant) during kharif and rabi, respectively. Predatory coccinellids and spiders (0.61 and 0.68/ plant), maximum seed yield of 650 kg/ ha and highest B: C ratio of 1:2.49 were obtained with emamectin benzoate 5 SG. Top Keywords Antigastra catalaunalis, Capsule borer, TMV 4, Emamectin benzoate, Coccinellids, Spiders, Yield, Cost benefits. Top |