Efficacy of newer insecticides against pomegranate thrips and natural enemies

Abstract

The present experiment was carried out at Agroforestry Research Station, S. D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar during 2019-21 to evaluate the newer insecticide molecules against the pomegranate thrips. The pooled results of three years revealed that the two spray of cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD @ 0.30 ml/L at 15 days interval during the hastbahar recorded lowest thrips population (1.95 thrips/ twig) and found significantly superior over rest of the treatments. It was followed by spinosad 45% SC @ 0.4 ml/L (2.58 thrips/ twig). The pooled results on occurrence of spider revealed that untreated control treatment recorded maximum spider population (0.79 spider/ twig). It was followed by cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD @ 0.20 ml/L and neem oil 1500 ppm whereas the plants treated with lambda cyhalothrin 5% EC 1 ml/L recorded lowest number of spider (0.24 spider/ twig).