Use of some insecticides and their mixtures for control of brinjal pests

Abstract

A field experiment undertaken to compare the relative efficiency of some common insecticides and their mixtures in controlling the p.jst of brinjal showed that carbaryl, phosphamidon and carbaryl + phosphamidon, phosphamidon + BHC and endrin 4 thiometon gave effective protection to the crop from insect infestations in general. The only mixture which was found better than the components was that of endrin and thiometon. For an overall control of brinjal pests, carbaryl and phosphamidon in that order of preference have been recomended, taking into consideration of the dicision of Government of India to phase out endrin by 1977.