Field trials were conducted during the kharif season of 2016 and 2017 in the farmers’ field of Kalain and Borkhola development block of Cachar district of Assam for evaluation of efficacy of insecticides and biopesticides against rice stem borer and leaf folder in the field of High Yielding Variety (HYV) rice, Ranjit. The experiment comprised of 4 treatments including the farmers practice (FP). The study revealed that, lowest mean percentage of infestation of rice stem borer and leaf folder . and per cent was recorded after 90 days of application with and per cent reduction over farmers practice in the plots treated with carbafuron 3G @30 kg/ha + 8 release of Trichogramma chelonis 50000/ha/week and . |