Management of borer complex of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

The field experiment was under taken to evaluate the efficacy of different seven insecticides viz. Azadirachtin 0.03% EC, Metarhizium anisopliae + Beauveria bassiana + Lecanicillium lecanii, Metarhizium anisopliae + Bacillus thuringiensis + Lecanicillium lecanii, Fipronil 40 + Imidacloprid 40, Chlorantraniliprole 18.50SC, Chlorpyrifos 20% EC Bifenthrin 8% + Clothianidin 10% SC, against borer complex of sugarcane during 2023-2024 was conducted at Regional Sugarcane Research Station, Basmath, Dist. Hingoli. The result revealed that for all borer complex Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 significantly superior over rest treatments. The next best insecticides were in order of Chlorpyrifos 20% EC@ 1.5 ml a.i./ha, Fipronil 40 + imidacloprid 40 @ 0.44 ml + 0.44 ml a.i./ ha, Bifenthrin 8% + Clothianidin 10% SC @ 1 ml + 1 ml a.i./ ha, Metarhizium anisopliae + Bacillus thuringiensis + Lecanicillium lecanii @ 4 ml + 2 ml a.i./ha, Metarhizium anisopliae + Beauveria bassiana + Lecanicillium lecanii @4 ml + 2 ml a.i./ha, Azadirachtin 0.03EC @ 2500 ml a.i./hq, respectively.