author(s)
Chandar Ashok Sakharam, Ashwani Kumar, Udaipal Singh, Kakade AA, Nawale JS, Mohan K Narode and KM Solanke

abstract
The present investigation was conducted during kharif July to December 2018 at Central agriculture field, SHUATS (Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and sciences, Prayagraj, Utter Pradesh (India). To determine efficacy of certain chemicals and biopesticides against brinjal shoot and fruit borer [Leucinodes orbonalis (Guenee)]. The result showed that the spinosad 45% SC was found most effective and showed (10.98) percent shoot infestation, (8.61) percent fruit infestation and (1:8.02) B:C ratio were recorded followed by Carbosulfan 25% EC (11.66), (9.24) and (1:7.60), Imidacloprid 17.8% SL (12.13), (9.82) and (1:6.44), Cypermethrin 25%EC (12.47), (10.19) and (1:5.16) Chlorpyriphos 20% EC (13.25), (10.42) and (1:5.02) Neem oil 2% (13.45), (10.88) and (1:4.99) NSKE 5% (14.50), (11.40) and (1:4.21) and Untreated control (18.33), (16.19) and (1:3.75) respectively.