author(s)
Nikul K Berani, PH Godhani and NA Bhatt

abstract
Nine treatments of different botanicals and absolute control were evaluated in a field experiment against lepidopteran insect pest infesting black gram under Randomized Block design in the year Kharif 2016 at B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand. Among the different botanicals, Azadirachtin 0.15 EC 0.0006 percent, Neem Seed Kernel Extract (NSKE) 5 percent, neem oil 0.3 percent and neem leaf extract (NLE) 10 percent were found highly effective in managing Spilosoma obliqua Walker and Maruca testulalis (Geyer) in black gram. A treatment of Azadirachtin 0.15 EC 0.0006 percent, NSKE 5 percent neem oil 0.3 percent and neem leaf extract 10 percent registered the higher grain yield of black gram.