Table 2 Effect of insecticides and spraying regimes on mean number of egg masses and larvae per 20 plants in 2020 cropping season

Insecticides

 Emastar 112 EC

1.69 ± 0.19 a

8.12 ± 0.88 b

 Eradicaot

1.00 ± 0.11 b

12.24 ± 0.92 a

 NSO

1.56 ± 0.27 a

9.95 ± 0.74 a

 P-value

0.006

< 0.001

Spraying regimes

 Untreated control

0.83 ± 0.20 b

14.29 ± 1.46 a

 Once

1.88 ± 0.27 a

10.88 ± 0.85 b

 Twice

1.81 ± 0.33 a

8.79 ± 0.84 bc

 Thrice

1.27 ± 0.29 a

8.90 ± 0.88 bc

 Four times

1.29 ± 0.12 a

7.67 ± 0.84 c

P-value

0.003

< 0.001