Spray schedules comprising insecticides and botanicals against chilli pests

Evaluation of spray schedules of insecticides and botanicals against insects and mite of chilli when undertaken in kharif, it was observed that NSKE 5%, trizophos 40 EC @ 25 ml/10 L, dicofol 18.5 EC @ 15 ml/10 L and acetamiprid 20 SP 1g/10 L of water) at 10 days interval registered the lowest population of thrips, whitefly and mite at three and seven day after spray. The intensity of leaf curls was also lowest (2.08, 3.24 and 5.15% at 50, 75 and 100 days after transplanting, respectively). This spray schedule also found to be with lowest fruit damage (2.59%) and highest green chilli yield (6342 kg/ha). At harvest residues of these were found below maximum residue limit.