Validation of Integrated Pest Management Module for Major Pests of Bt Cotton in North-West India

LICON KUMAR ACHARYA; AJANTA  BIRAH; Anoop  Kumar; MUKESH KUMAR KHOKHAR; S P  SINGH; RISHI  KUMAR

doi:10.56093/ijas.v95i10.163316

Authors

LICON KUMAR ACHARYA
AJANTA BIRAH
Anoop Kumar ICAR-Natioanl Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi
MUKESH KUMAR KHOKHAR
S P SINGH
RISHI KUMAR

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v95i10.163316

Keywords:

Cotton, pink bollworm, boll rot, predators, IPM

Abstract

Cotton is widely cultivated in the north-western states of India. Although Bt cotton provides resistance to bollworms, cotton cultivation in these areas continues to face challenges from a range of insect pests and diseases. The increasing infestation of pink bollworm, jassids, and incidence of boll rot leading to severe yield losses, prompting to an over-reliance on chemical pesticides. Considering this, integrated pest management (IPM) validation trial was conducted during Kharif 2022–2024 in Bhainichanderpal village, Rohtak, Haryana. IPM interventions included timely sowing, regular pest monitoring, seed treatment with Trichoderma asperellum, yellow sticky traps installation, Specialized Pheromone and Lure Application Technology (SPLAT) for pink bollworm management and need based application of safer pesticides. IPM module significantly reduced green boll damage by pink bollworm (12.95 % in IPM and 19.75 in FP) and minimised boll rot incidence (13.2 % in IPM 23.85 % in FP)., There was 21.05% increase in seed cotton yield in IPM over FP with higher benefit-cost ratio (2.15 in IPM and 1.65 in FP). In addition, IPM led to a 33.5% reduction in pesticide applications over control These findings highlight the importance of IPM in enhancing cotton yield, and profitability by reducing pesticide reliance and promoting natural enemies.

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Author Biography

Anoop Kumar, ICAR-Natioanl Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi

Entomology, IPM, Biological control

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