author(s)
KY Bhure, HV Pandya and BV Naikwadi

abstract
The efficacy of different insecticides against major insect pests of cabbage, out of five newer insecticides tested, imidacloprid (0.005%) was found to be the most effective against cabbage aphid, while novaluron (0.007%), emamectin benzoate (0.0015%), deltamethrin (0.00125%) and profenophos (0.05%) were significantly superior against lepidopteron leaf feeding insect pests of cabbage. Novaluron recorded the highest yield of cabbage heads (4938 kg/ha) among all the treatments followed by emamectin benzoate (4629 kg/ha), imidacloprid (4320 kg/ha), profenophos (4320 kg/ha) and deltamethrin (3703 kg/ha). However, the highest cost benefit ratio of (1:17.88) was obtained in the treatment of imidacloprid followed by profenophos, novaluron, and deltamethrin and emamectin benzoate in the order of merit.