Laboratory evaluation of toxicity of selected insecticides against egg and larval stages of cotton pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Table 4 Insecticides evaluated for their bioefficacy against cotton pink bollworm under both laboratory and field conditions

Number	Common name and formulation	Chemical name	Recommended dose^a		Source/ Manufacturer
Number	Common name and formulation	Chemical name	Per litre	Per ha^b	Source/ Manufacturer
1	Profenophos 50% (mass fraction of active ingredient) emulsifiable concentrate (EC)	Curacron	3 mL	1 500 mL	Syngenta India Private Limited, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra
2	Lambda-cyhalothrin 5% EC	Scorpio Plus	1 mL	500 mL	FIL Industries Private Limited, New Delhi
3	Emamectin benzoate 5% soluble granule (SG)	Amnon	0.4 g	200 g	ADAMA India Private Limited, Bharuch, Gujarat
4	Ethion 50% EC	Fosmite	4 mL	2 000 mL	PI Industries Limited, Gurgaon, Haryana
5	Cypermethrin 25% EC	Superkiller	0.4 mL	200 mL	Dhanuka Agritech Limited, Gurgaon, Haryana
6	Neem seed kernel extract (NSKE) 0.15% EC	Neemstin	5 mL	2 500 mL	Ruchi oyster mushroom, Gondia, Maharashtra
7	Profenophos 40% + cypermethrin 4% EC	Profex super	2 mL	1 000 mL	NACL Industries Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana
8	Chlorpyrifos 50% + cypermethrin 5% EC	Cannon	2 mL	1 000 mL	NACL Industries Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana
9	Ethion 40% + cypermethrin 5% EC	Delmite 405	2 mL	1 000 mL	PHYTO CHEM (India) Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana

^aAccording to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. List of label claim insecticides updated on 01/06/2023. Available online at (http://ppqs.gov.in/divisions/cib-rc/major-uses-of-pesticides)
^bPer hectare (ha) dose is for dilution in 500 L of water

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