BIO-FORMULATION WITH INSECTICIDAL PLANTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MANGO STEM BORER

S. SRIDHARAN¹, B. VINOTH KUMAR², M. MUTHUKUMAR³*
¹Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
³SRM Collage of Agricultural Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, 603203, India
* Corresponding Author : muthukumar.tnau@gmail.com

Received : 01-02-2021     Accepted : 26-02-2021     Published : 28-02-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 2       Pages : 10663 - 10665
Int J Agr Sci 13.2 (2021):10663-10665

Keywords : Mango stem borer, Bio-formulation, Re-infestation, Rejuvenation
Academic Editor : Julian A Valencia
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to The Government of Tamil Nadu for Core research grant for this research. Authors are also thankful to Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India and Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The efficacy of farmer’s friendly plant based bio-formulation prepared using 8 plant materials viz., Moringa olifera (Moringa), Sesbania grandiflora (Agathi), Vitex negunda (Notchi), Cardiospermum halicacabum (Mudakathan Keerai), Azadirachta indica (Neem), Pongamia pinnata (Pungam), Terminalia chebula (Kadukkai), Ferula asafoetida (Asafoetida) was tested against mango stemborer, Batocera rufomaculata Dejan. Cerambycidae, Coleoptera. The evaluation was conducted by the Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during 2019 - 2020 in farmer’s field. The bio-formulation was applied as paste on the stem borer damaged sites of Tree Trunk with proper covering with absorbent cotton pad and kaolinite clay slurry. The observation on re-infestation of the stem borer damage in the treated tree and rejuvenation of the damaged tissues revealed that bio-formulation was effective in checking the stem borer damage and protecting the tree from re-infestation up-to the end of the season. Further, the damaged tissues were also healed. The affected tree after 12 months of treatment put forth new inflorescence showing its rejuvenation