Testing of few botanicals as leaf powder against oviposition of pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on chickpea kabuli variety dollar.

Results revealed that the leaf powder of goat weed (Ageratum conyzoids) @ 2.5g/50g of seeds was the most effective against the egg laying of C.maculatus as minimum number of eggs (1.2) while aak (Callotropis gigantia) leaf powder @ 2.5g/50g of seeds and bathua (Chenopodium album) leaf powder at same dose were least effective. A. conyzoids also showed least percentage of egg hatchability (0.51%). the remaining treatments were moderately effective.