Abstract
The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of insecticides against the sugarcane stem borer (Chilo infuscatellus). The experiment was laid out in an RCBD and replicated thrice with a plot size of 5×10 m2 with five treatments in each block. Four insecticides viz, ,Furadan 3G Carbofuran @12 kg/acre, Thimet @5G Phorate @ 10 kg /acre, Padan 4G Cartap @ 10 kg/acre and Monomehypo @ 8kg/acre were applied with a check for comparison.The results showed a significant difference among the treatments and the means were compared by Tukey HSD test which showed that the minimum increase in infestation 10.22% after the treatments with Furadan followed by Thimet, Padan and Monomehypo which showed 11.35%, 12.45% and 13.84% increased infestation respectively. Maximum infestation (26.13%) was observed in control treatment.
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