Pests of Tomato: Seasonal Incidence & Management

The investigation on seasonal incidence of pests and evaluation of integrated pest management modules in Lycopersicon esculentum Mill was carried out at K.V.K. Instructional Farm located near College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Odisha, India during the cropping season 2020¿21. The most significant pests found on tomatoes were tomato fruit worm, serpentine leaf miner, and whitefly, while flea beetle was of minor importance. The Incremental Cost Benefit Ratio was superior in T3-Neem oil (Multi Neem) @5ml/litre + chlorphenapyr 10 EC (Ustad) @100g ai/ha (4 gm or ml/litre) and emamectin benzoate 5% SG (Dhanuka EM-1) @12g ai/ha (0.5g/litre) at an interval of 14 days in alternate sprays (1: 2.60) as compared to other treatments.