author(s)
SG Hanchinal, Shivaleela, Mallikarjun Warad and Akshatha G

abstract
To assess the efficacy of different insecticides for the management of sucking pests and bollworms of cotton, an experiment was conducted at MARS Raichur during 2017-18. Among the different tested insecticides Spinetoram 10%+ Sulfoxaflor 40%WG @ 140 g.a.i/ha has shown 84.67 per cent reduction of leafhopper population and 8.50 per cent reduction of thrips over control. The population of bollworms i.e. Helicoverpa Armigera and Pectinophora gossipella seven days after treatment with Sulfoxaflor 40%WG @ 140 g.a.i/ha was 0.39 and 2.27 larvae/plant respectively, which was the lowest compared to rest of the treatments. Furthermore, it has recorded highest yield of 14.27 q/ha when compared to other treatments.