author(s)
Ghanendra Pal Patel, Anoorag R Tayde and Sobita Simon

abstract
The present investigation was conducted during July to December 2016 at the Central Research Field, SHUATS, Naini, Allahabad. Application of seven insecticides viz Azadirachtin 5% EC, Verticillium lecanii, Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana, Imidacloprid 17.8% SL, Fipronil 5% SC, Acetamiprid 20% SP were evaluated against leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) and whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). The lowest population of leafhopper, whitefly and high B:C ratio was recorded in Imidacloprid 17.8% SL with (1.04, 0.85 and 1:9.54) followed by Acetamiprid 20% SP (1.69, 1.21 and 1:7.70), Fipronil 5% SC (1.89, 1.54 and 1:7.31) and Azadirachtin (2.84, 2.48 and 1:5.81) respectively.