Field evaluation of botanical pesticides and entomopathogens against leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) on bhendi

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of botanical pesticides and entomopathogens against leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) on bhendi crop during kharif and rabi 2018. The results showed that the highest per cent reduction in leafhopper population was observed with ginger oil 3% treatment followed by NSKE @ 5% and Verticilium lecani (0.5%).