Evaluation of Some Biopesticides against Pod Borer in Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.) under Natural Conditions of Prayagraj (U.P.)

The experiment was conducted at the research plot of Department Agricultural Entomology Central Research Farm, Sam Higginbottom University Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj during Rabi season 2021-22. treatments Selected for this were evaluated against Pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera i.e., Neem oil 2% @ 2ml/lit, Spinosad 45% SC 0.2ml/lit, NSKE 5% 5ml/lit, Bacillus thuringiensis 4% WSP ml/lit, NSKE+HaNPV+Bt 1ml/lit, Emamectin Benzoate SG Beauveria bassiana 2ml/lit Untreated control in RBD with three replications. Results revealed that among different benzoate (10.57%) found to be most effective treatment reduction H. followed by (15.21%), (9.03%), 1.5% (13.98%), (16.41%), (12.00%) (17.32%) least pest. Among all treatments, cost-benefit ratio has been analyzed, which highest (1:4.25) marketable yield (19.20 q/ha) (1:3.43 16.40 q/ha), (1:3.00 14. 60 1. 5 % (1:2.80 13.25 5%(1:2.69 12.45 (1:2.55 11.80 lowest (1:2.48 11.20 have recorded.