EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME INSECTICIDES AGAINST MAJOR SUCKING PESTS OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

The experiment was conducted to study the effectiveness of some insecticides against major sucking pests viz. Jassid, white fly and aphid of okra. The experiment consisted of eight management practices coded from T₁ to T₈ using Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. At total fruiting stage, minimum fruits infestation was found from T₁ (Admire 200 SL @ 0.5 ml/L of water) (2.7%) while maximum from control (19.0%) in number and minimum fruits infestation was (2.5%) whereas maximum in T₈ (control) (16.9%) in weight. Tallest plant (227.6 cm), longest fruit (18.69 cm), maximum number of fruits (32.6/plant), maximum weight of individual fruit (14.4 g) and yield (8.6 kg/plot and 15.9 ton/ha) was found from T₁ (227.6 cm) while inferior results were found from T₈. Maximum benefit cost ratio (2.9) was found in Admire 200 SL @ 0.5 ml/L of water and minimum benefit cost ratio was recorded from Shobicron 425 EC@ 2 ml/L of water (1.2).