Table 2 Field evaluation of SpobNPV strain NBAIR1 against Spilosoma obliqua on jute (pooled mean data for the years 2017 and 2018)

SpobNPV (1.5 × 10¹² OBs/ha) at 2 ml/l

36.25 ± 0.01

13.10^c ± 0.03

9.75^c ± 0.01

1.33^c ± 0.00

68.92^b ± 0.24

78.59^b ± 0.01

93.16^b ± 1.12

Bacillus thuringiensis Btk at 2 ml/l

35.50 ± 0.03

20.50^b ± 0.00

13.25^b ± 0.02

3.75^b ± 0.02

51.36^c ± 0.00

70.91^c ± 0.30

80.71^c ± 0.21

Profenophos 50 E.C. at 2 ml/l

37.00 ± 0.00

9.55^d ± 0.01

4.55^d ± 0.01

0.75^d ± 0.01

77.34^a ± 0.41

90.01^a ± 0.25

96.14^a ± 2.01

Control

38.00 ± 0.01

42.15^a ± 0.00

45.55^a ± 0.02

19.45^a ± 0.01

0.00^d ± 0.00

0.00^d ± 0.00

0.00^d ± 0.00

SE(d)

-

0.019

0.023

0.002

0.339

0.365

1.647

CD (P = 0.05)

-

0.044

0.051

0.004

0.739

0.803

3.628