Indian Journal of Entomology

Wajid Ashraf ¹, Bashir Ahmad Rather ¹, Liyaqat Ayoub ¹, Fazil Fayaz Wani ², Audil Gull ³, Towseef Ahmad Bhat ⁴

Affiliations
1 Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech. of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190019, UT of Kashmir, IN
2 Division of Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech. of, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech.of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190019, UT of Kashmir, IN
3 Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech.of, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech. of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190019, UT of Kashmir, IN
4 Division of Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech.of, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech. of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190019, UT of Kashmir, IN

Abstract

This experiment evaluated some IPM modules against pests of common bean Phaseolus vulgaris, and observed that the module with soil application of carbofuran 3G @ 32.5 kg/ ha+ 1st of spray with dimethoate 30EC @ 0.03% (45 days after sowing- DAS) and 2nd with dichlorvos 76SC @ 0.076% (70 DAS) was the most effective. This resulted in maximum reduction of pests (76.85, 75.43, 69.97% of aphid, whitefly and weevil, respectively) and resulted in maximum gross returns (`94,068), net returns (`64,017) and benefit cost ratio (2.13). Besides, these effect of intercropping of beans with maize revealed a reduced population density of all the major pests, as compared to sole bean crop.

Keywords

IPM modules, Phaseolus vulgaris, Aphis fabae, Bemisia tabaci, Conapium sp., intercropping, sole crop, gross returns, pest intensity

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