Treatment Before spraying After first spray After second spray % reduction
NSKE 13.33 ± 2.51bc 6.66 ±2.08c 1.33 ± 1.15e 90.02
CLE 13.0 ± 4.00a 10.66 ± 3.51b 6.66 ± 2.51b 48.77
BLE 10.14 ± 1.52cd 7.14 ± 1.00c 3.28 ± 2.31d 67.65
NSKE + BLE 9.0 ± 4.00d 4.33 ± 1.52cd 3.33 ± 1.52d 63.00
CLE + BLE 12.33 ± 7.02ab 8.0 ±4.58c 4.33 ± 1.15cd 64.88
NSKE + CLE 13.3 ± 6.02a 7.0 ± 2.64c 5.3 ± 2.08bc 60.15
Diazinon 60% EC 10.6 ± 2.51c 2.6 ± 2.51d 0.0 ± 0.00f 100
Control 10.1 ± 2.00cd 17.3 ± 3.57a 14.0 ± 2.64a -38.66
Values are mean ± standard deviation of three replications. Within the column similar alphabets are statistically not significant by LSD (p>0.05).
Table 2: Mean number of H. armigera larvae recorded in experimental plot before and after spraying.