Efficacy of spinetoram 10%W/W+ Sulfoxaflor 30%W/W WG Against Spodoptera litura on Okra Srinivasan G.#, Kalyanasundaram M., Chinniah C. Agricultural College and Research Institute, Othakadai, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu #Email: srinivasan.govindaraj@yahoo.com (corresponding author)
Online published on 24 October, 2019. Abstract Tobacco caterpillar Spodoptera litura (F.) is an important defoliator pest of okra causing economic damage both in open field and polyhouse conditions. The combination product spinetoram 10% w/w + sulfoxaflor 30% w/w WG was evaluated against this for two seasons i.e., winter 2015 and summer 2016 at Alagapuri village, Alanganallur Block, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu under field conditions. Three rounds of spray of spinetoram 10% w/w + sulfoxaflor 30% w/w WG @ 140 g a.i/ha and spinetoram 10% w/w + sulfoxaflor 30% w/w WG @ 120 g a.i/ha from 30 DAT at 15 days interval were effective and superior. Top Keywords Spodoptera litura, Okra, spinetoram, sulfoxaflor, combination product, Tamil Nadu, field efficacy, sprays, reduction in damage, fruit yield. Top |