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Evaluation of bio-intensive pest management (BIPM) packages against major pests of pigeonpea

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Field study evaluates bio-intensive pest management and chemical control effects on pigeonpea pests, suggesting sustainable practices.

Assess the effectiveness of bio-intensive pest management (BIPM) packages against major pigeonpea pests.
Conducted field trials during the kharif season of 2018 in Pune, Maharashtra.
Used eight treatments including six BIPM packages and one chemical control.
Monitored major pests: gram pod borer, Tur pod fly, Tur plume moth, and spotted pod borer.
Chemical control achieved maximum larval population reduction (79.38 to 82.90%) and lowest pod damage (7.51%).
Neem seed extract – Metarhizium anisopliae – HaNPV – Bacillus thuringiensis showed effective reductions in pod damage (10.62%) and against gram pod borer (51.74%).
BIPM packages supported higher populations of natural enemies compared to chemical treatments.

Bhoge et al. (2025) studied this question.

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