Table 1 Biopesticides registered in India (Anonymous, 2014)
S. no. | Name of the biopesticide | Use for |
|---|---|---|
1. | Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis | Diamondback moths |
2. | Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki | Diamondback moths |
3. | Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae | Helicoverpa armigera |
4. | Bacillus sphaericus | Diamondback moths |
5. | B. firmus | Diamondback moths |
6. | Trichoderma viride | Root rots and wilts |
7. | Trichoderma harzianum | Root rots and wilts |
8. | Pseudomonas fluorescens | Bacterial and fungal pathogen |
9. | Beauveria bassiana | Mango hoppers and mealy bugs and coffee pod borer |
10. | NPV of Helicoverpa armigera | Helicoverpa on chickpea |
11. | NPV of Spodoptera litura | Spodoptera litura |
12. | Neem based biopesticides | Insect white fly |
13. | Cymbopogon | Insect |
14. | H. bacteriophora | Borers |
15. | Trichogramma parasitoid | Sugarcane borers |