author(s)
RD Jadhav, DR Kadam, PB Jadhao and GK Kangale

abstract
The experiment was conducted at All India Coordinator Research Project on Water Management, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Parbhani, during the year 2014 and 2015 to study bioefficacy of newer insecticides against brinjal whitefly (Bemicia tabaci G.) and their natural enemies. The test insecticides evaluated for the management of brinjal whitefly, were also studied for their safety to natural enemies. Out of these acetamiprid, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid were most toxic to the lady bird beetle. Whereas buprofezin was comparitively safer insecticides to the lady bird beetle.