• B. Kritha Karuni
• Dr. Kuldeep Yadav

Over ambitious plant protection measures adopted by farmers for this commercial crop resulted in tragic crop failure in spite of heavy expenditure, which was followed by many suicidal instances of the cotton growers. The state has been beset with problems of cultivating cotton hybrids from private seed industry due to poor pest suppression under high crop management levels. The pest pressure, particularly of bollworms, due to which crop loss in cotton becomes very high, drives the growers to all tactics may not be really suited to the given situation and would ensure failure of such efforts. Though the value of IPM in sustainable agriculture has been well recognized, much intense action is desired at field level. The slow progress in adopting IPM by cotton growers and raising demand for chemical pesticides is the issue of great concern. Hence a suitable technology for the cotton farmers in various agroclimatic regions has to be adapted to all states. A study on assessment of integrated pest management module for the management of pink bollworm in cotton was conducted in 2 ha in farmers’ fields in cotton growing tract of Prakasam district during 2018- 19. Lowest per cent rosette flowers (5.6%), green boll damage (8%), open boll damage (17%) was recorded in IPM module over farmers practice of per cent rosette flowers (14%), green boll damage (15%), open boll damage (35%), respectively. IPM module recorded 12 q/ha (C:B ratio of 1: 0.8) which is 20 % higher than that obtained in farmers practice (10 q/ha with C:B ratio of 1:0.6).

IPM strategies, pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella, cotton

"EVALUATION OF IPM STRATEGY FOR MANAGEMENT OF PINK BOLLWORM COTTON", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.f445-f451, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108659.pdf

"EVALUATION OF IPM STRATEGY FOR MANAGEMENT OF PINK BOLLWORM COTTON", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppf445-f451, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108659.pdf