Vol. 11, Special Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Meeral D Suthar, Minaxi Lunagariya and PK Borad

Abstract:
Cumin is an important spice crop which is affected by various biotic factors including insect-pests. Among which sucking pests (aphid and thrips) are major one. An experiment was carried out to evaluate efficacy of biorational pesticides against major sucking pests at Entomology farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand during year 2016 and 2017. Among various biorational pesticides, neem oil 1%, garlic bulb extract 5% and ginger rhizome extract 5% were found as effective as imidacloprid 17.8 SL 0.004% in managing thrips and aphids in cumin.