EFFICACY OF NOVEL INSECTICIDES AGAINST LEAF WEBBER AND CAPSULE BORER, ANTIGASTRA CATALAUNALIS (DUPONCHEL) INFESTING SESAME

The field experiment was carried out at Agronomy Instructional Farm, S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar during kharif, 2023.Among the seven insecticides evaluated, significantly lower larval population (0.44 and 0.50 larvae/plant), web infestation (0.38 and 0.44 webs/plant) and capsule damage (3.36 and 4.36%) was obtained from treatments, chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 0.0037 per cent and chlorantraniliprole 9.30% + lambda cyhalothrin 4.6% ZC @ 0.0056 per cent.The highest sesame seed yield was recorded from the plots treated with chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 0.0037 per cent (672 kg/ha) and chlorantraniliprole 9.30% + lambda cyhalothrin 4.6% ZC @ 0.0056 per cent (632 kg/ha).The maximum (1: 7.35) ICBR was obtained from emamectin benzoate 5% SG @ 0.0020 per cent followed by chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 0.0037 per cent (1: 6.46) and chlorantraniliprole 9.30% + lambda cyhalothrin 4.6% ZC @ 0.0056 per cent (1: 4.78), respectively.