A field study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of four microbial insecticides viz. Beauveria bassiana; HaNPV
(Helicoverpa armigera Nuclear Polyhedrosis virus); (Bacillus thuringiensisvar.kurstaki 2 gm/L); HaNPV+Bt; neem oil;
neem cake and D.D.V.P EC 76% @0.05% at Research Farm SHIATS,Allahabad during rabi season of 2011-2012. The
experiment was laid out in randomized block design with seven treatment and replicated thrice. The observation larval
populations of H. armigera were recorded one day before treatment was recorded at 3,7, and 10 days after treatments.
The larva population of H. armigera appeared in the third week of February (8 the Standard week) and reached its peak of
14.65 larvae in first week of April and decline rapidly with maturation of crop. There was only one peak in the larval
population observation in the 1st week. Bacillus thuringiensis was the most effective chemical by D.D.V.P.76%@0.05% .
Among the microbial insecticides. HaNPV ,was the most effective followed by HaNPV+Bt and neem cake . The
combination treatments were less effective than the individual treatment neem oil and B. bassiana were the least effective
treatment in reducing the larval population of Heliverpa armigera.
Management of onion seed worm (Helicoverpa armigera) associated with onion seed crop in Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
