Perf or mance of botanical and fung al f or mula tion f or pest mana gement in organic okra production system

In organic farming production system, biopesticides like botanicals and mycopathogenic formulation are of greater importance in managing the pest population. The evaluation of botanicals and mycopathogenic formulation were tested for their ef ficacy against okra leafhopper , aphids and whitefly at Or ganic Farming Research Centre, Navile, Shivamogga during 2009. The performance of botanicals and mycopathogenic formulation against leafhopper revealed that the Neemazol @ 3.5% recorded 2.43 and 2.60 leafhoppers/3 leaves, Neem oil @ 2% recorded 2.63 and 3.50 leafhoppers/3 leaves and NSKE @ 5% recorded 3.53 and 4.00 leafhoppers / 3 leaves. These three treatments were found superior among botanicals and