Development and Evaluation of Different Formulations of Nomuraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson against Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)

The 26 different formulations of Nomuraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson were developed and tested against third instar larvae of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius). The experiment was conducted at Bio control laboratory, Department of Entomology, Kittur Rani Chanamma College of Horticulture (KRCCH), Arabhavi. Among all formulations tested, the groundnut oil and combination of groundnut oil + rice grain formulations recorded cent per cent mortality of S. litura at seven days of treatment. The percent mean mortality was 83.33, 80.00, 73.33 and 73.33 per cent in groundnut oil, combination of groundnut oil + rice grain, mustard oil + rice grain and groundnut oil + wheat grain, respectively.