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Integrated management of common cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fab.) attacking cabbage in north-eastern part of Bangladesh

Md. Shibly Noman*
Md. Shibly Noman*

Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. E-mail: shibly.ent@gmail.com

,Sultana Afroz
Sultana Afroz

Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: safroz_dae@gmail.com.

and Abdul Maleque
Abdul Maleque

Department of Entomology, Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU), Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh. E-mail: maleq68@gmail.com


Received: 30 January 2022 || Accepted: 30 April 2022 || Published: 06 May 2022 Volume 1, Number 2 || Page: 24-30

 

A b s t r a c t

We compared efficacy and profitability of various integrated pest management (IPM) approaches against the common cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fab.) of cabbage field in north-eastern Bangladesh. Single and different combinations of IPM practices were evaluated against the control (no treatment). Infestation rates were lowest (<4.3%) and yield was highest (55–60 t/ha) for the treatment consisting of sex-pheromone traps, bio-control insects, and spodoptera nuclear polyhedrosis virus sprays compared to ca. 90% and 2.4–4.1 t/ha, respectively, for the control. The IPM plots also produced higher financial returns, whereas gross return was negative and benefit cost ratio (BCR) was zero for the control.  

Keywords: BCR, biopesticide, NPV, parasitoid, sex pheromone.

Copyright information: Copyright © 2022-24 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License


    How to cite: Noman, M.S., Afroz, S., & Maleque, M.A. 2022. Integrated management of common cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fab.) attacking cabbage in north-eastern part of Bangladesh. Journal of Contemporary Agriculture and Bioscience, 1(2), 24-30.  

 

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