Department of Agricultural Entomology, C.P. College of Agriculture, S.D. Agricultural University, SK Nagar, Gujarat-385 506
*Email: yuvraj_12331@rediffmail.com
**Part of Ph. D. thesis submitted by first author
Among all tested insecticides, emamectin benzoate 0.001% recorded lowest flower damage and it was at par with Spark 0.036% and Polytrin 0.004%. Thiodicarb 0.15%, fenvalerate 0.01%, and cartap hydrochloride 0.1% were moderately effective. Similarly, capsule damage was significantly lowest in emamectin benzoate 0.001% but, it was at par with Spark 0.036% and Polytrin 0.004%. Thiodicarb 0.15%, fenvalerate 0.01%, and cartap hydrochloride 0.1% were moderately effective.
Capsule damage, Flower damage, Insecticides, Sesamum
