author(s)
Rachappa V, Rajani Rajput, Raju Teggelli, SS Karbantnal and Pandit Rathod

abstract
Field trials were conducted during kharif 2015, 2016 and 2017 at Agricultural Research Station, Kalaburagi, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India to study the bio- efficacy of a new green insecticide meta-diamide molecule, broflanilide 30% SC against major pod borer pests of pigeon pea. Among the treatments, broflanilide 30% SC at both the dosage @18.6 and @12.6 g.a.i./ha were highly effective in controlling pigeon pea pod borers by registering lowest mean larval numbers of Helicoverpa armigera (0.19 and 0.42 larvae /5plants, respectively) and Maruca vitrata (0.97 and 1.09 webs/5 plants respectively) at five days after spray. Further because of lower pest load which led to lesser pod damage (6.6 to 8.1%) in above treatments, culminated in higher mean grain yield on 1058.21 and 1031.60 kg/ha respectively). The observations made on activity of natural enemies in the Broflanilide 30% SC treated plots had no effect on the numbers of predatory such as spiders and coccinellids. Further it does not produce any phytotoxicity symptoms in recommended and double the recommended dose.