Table 1 Area covered against various sugarcane borers at farmers’ fields during different years
Year | Treatments | Area covered (ha) against | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. infuscatellus | S. excerptalis | C. auricilius | |||
2015 | Biocontrol practicea | 88.4 | 76.0 | 122.0 | 286.4 |
Farmers’ practice | 11.0 | 9.7 | 17.6 | 48.3 | |
Untreated control | 4.3 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 14.9 | |
2016 | Biocontrol practicea | 146.0 | 78.0 | 182.4 | 406.4 |
Farmers’ practice | 21.1 | 10.9 | 25.8 | 57.8 | |
Untreated control | 7.9 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 23.6 | |
2017 | Biocontrol practicea | 160.8 | 88.8 | 251.2 | 500.8 |
Farmers’ practice | 24.8 | 14.3 | 37.5 | 76.6 | |
Untreated control | 9.4 | 5.9 | 15.4 | 30.7 | |
2018 | Biocontrol practicea | 217.6 | 208.0 | 482.0 | 907.6 |
Farmers’ practice | 28.5 | 27.8 | 75.2 | 131.5 | |
Untreated control | 13.2 | 12.6 | 28.8 | 54.6 | |
2019 | Biocontrol practicea | 215.2 | 204.0 | 323.2 | 742.4 |
Farmers’ practice | 31.0 | 29.1 | 48.4 | 108.5 | |
Untreated control | 31.0 | 29.1 | 48.4 | 108.5 | |
Total | Biocontrol practicea | 828.0 | 654.8 | 1360.8 | 2843.6 |
Farmers’ practice | 116.4 | 101.8 | 204.5 | 422.7 | |
Untreated control | 46.3 | 40.0 | 82.7 | 169.0 | |