Seed biopriming and biopesticides vis a vis Bemisia tabaci and Aphis craccivora incidence on mung bean

Mungbean Vigna radiata (L.) Wilzeck suffers from poor productivity due to infestation of wide array of insect pests among which the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) and aphid Aphis craccivora (Koch) are important. The present study evaluates the impact of seed biopriming with plant growth promoting soil beneficial microbes along with spray of three biopesticides against B. tabaci and A. craccivora. Seed biopriming with Rhizobium, phosphate solubilising bacteria, Pseudomonas fluorescens (Migula) and Trichoderma viride (Pers.) along with one spray of Verticillium lecanii (Zimmermann) was found to be the most effective treatment against B. tabaci and A. craccivora recording maximum up to 87.63% and 81.02% reduction in population, respectively. Therefore, integration of seed biopriming with plant growth promoting beneficial soil microbes and application of biopesticides is suggested.