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To evaluate the bio-efficacy of different acaricides, an experiment was conducted against Tetranychus urticae (Koch) nourishing Dodi, Leptadenia reticulata (Ret.) Wight & Aruott and the findings revealed that abamectin 1.9 EC @ 0.00038% and spiromesifen 22.9 SC @ 0.02% were superior over other acaricides with a population reduction of 1.93 and 1.95 mites/cm2 leaf, respectively. Likewise, etoxazole 10 SC @ 0.01%, chlorfenapyr 10 SC @ 0.015% and propargite 57 EC @ 0.114% were the next effective treatments as reduced the population of mites at 3.44, 3.83 and 4.38 mites/cm2 leaf. Whereas, the lowest efficacy or highest incidence of mites was recorded in the leaves treated with dimethoate 30 EC @ 0.03% (7.25 mites/cm2 leaf) followed by sulphur 80 WDG @ 0.20% (6.77 mites/cm2 leaf) and ethion 50 EC @ 0.05% (5.82 mites/cm2 leaf). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The field experiment was conducted during summer 2021 and 2022 at Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat to evaluate the effects of different morphological characters of okra genotypes against insect pests infestation. The genotype, AOL 20-03 recorded the minimum population of jassid, whitefly, mite as well as fruit damage due to shoot and fruit borer, with the maximum trichome density on leaf and fruit with higher thickness of the fruit wall. Further, genotype AOL 16-01 recorded the maximum insect-pest infestation with the minimum trichome density on leaf with lesser thickness of the fruit wall. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]