author(s)
VK Swathi, CP Mallapur and DN Kambrekar

abstract
A field experiment was conducted at Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during kharif 2017 to evaluate the efficacy of different bio-pesticides and newer molecules against Spodoptera litura in soybean. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with nine treatments and replicated thrice. Among the different treatments significantly lower population of S. litura was recorded in flubendiamide 480 SC applied @ 0.2 ml/l which was on par with spinetoram 12 SC @0.2 ml/l. The next best treatments were spinosad 45 SC @ 0.2 ml/l, chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC @ 0.2 ml/l and buprofezin 25 SC @ 1ml/l.