Author: Vijay Kumar and Gagandeep Singh
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Blister beetle, Mylabris pustulata is a polyphagous pest attacking flowers of black gram. An experiment on the bio-efficacy of bio-rational insecticides against insect pests infesting black gram was conducted at Agronomy farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur during Kharif, 2018. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications. The beetle feeds on flowers and flower buds, the economical yield parts of the plant and devours them. Flower shedding and reduced pod setting result in heavy loss in the grain yield of the crop. Among different treatments, indoxacarb 14.5 SC a.i./ha caused significant maximum reduction in the population of blister beetle and can be used effectively for the management of blister beetle.
Blister beetle, bio-rational insecticides, bio-efficacy, incidence, management, black gram.
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