A Review On Effect Of Botanicals Against Brinjal Shoot And Fruit Borer Leucinodes Orbonalis (Guenee) Crambidae, Lepidoptera

Abstract

The most destructive pest of Egg plant is the fruit and shoot borer Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in almost every part of India, which lowers yield by 40–80% throughout both the vegetative and reproductive phases.  Every year in the Indian subcontinent, this insect pest strikes either sporadically or in an epidemic. Fruits deteriorate both qualitatively and quantitatively throughout the year due to its infection, which peaks during the rainy season. Farmers currently struggle this pest with chemical insecticides, which might lead to environmental and health issues. Farmers continue to use pesticides to combat this problem, but excessive use of these chemicals has adverse impacts on the environment and beneficial creatures that are not targeted, as well as residues in the food chain, its phytotoxicity, pesticide resistance, pest rebound, bioaccumulation, and secondary eruption of pest outbreaks.  This review summarizes current knowledge and developments to give a complete grasp of management techniques to fight this infamous pest. The environmentally friendly and potency of several botanical pesticides against shoot and fruit borer in egg plant are discussed in this paper.