author(s)
G Rajeshwari, N Aswathanarayana Reddy, AK Chakravarthy, V Sridhar and BNS Murthy

abstract
A field experiment was conducted at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, during 2015-16 to study the bio-efficacy of biorational insecticides viz., Azadirachtin (1000 ppm), Lecanicillium lecanii (2x108 spores/g), Neem soap (@ 10 g/l), Organic salt 30 WS, Organic salt 30 WS, Spinosad 45 SC and Dimethoate 30 EC against pomegranate thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood) and aphids (Aphis punicae Passerini) and safety on natural enemies (Coccinella transversalis). The results revealed that all the insecticidal treatments were observed to be effective in reducing thrips and aphid infestation on pomegranate crop. Among the evaluated insecticides, the treatment with Spinosad 45 SC @ 0.2 ml/l was found to be significantly superior in recording a minimum population of thrips (0.92 thrips/three leaves) and aphids (7.54 aphids/three leaves) respectively. However organic salt and spinosad were found to be more safest chemicals to the coccinellid beetles.