To evaluate the efficacy of new insecticides against brinjal shoot and fruit borer (BSFB), L. orbonalis, field experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with seven treatments (six insecticides and one control) and three replications during kharif 2017 at Main Agricultural Research Station (MARS), Raichur. Among the treatments the lowest mean per cent shoot damage was recorded in the treatment with emamectin benzoate 5 SG () followed by chlorantraniliprole SC () and flubendiamide SC () and were superior than the untreated control () after first and second spray. After third spray the lowest mean per cent fruit damage was recorded in the treatment with chlorantraniliprole SC () followed by flubendiamide SC () and emamectin benzoate 5 SG () and were superior than the other treatments. The highest yield was observed in the treatment with emamectin benzoate 5 SG ( ) followed by flubendiamide SC ( ) and chlorantraniliprole SC ( ) compared to the untreated control ( ) and recorded maximum benefit cost ratio in the field treated with emamectin benzoate 5 SG (1: ) followed by flubendiamide SC (1: ) and chlorantraniliprole SC (1: ). | Evaluation of newer insecticides for the management of Brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes Orbonalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
