1. V. SREEKANTH, 2.V. TULASI DAS,3. I.BHAVANI DEVI AND 4. G. MOHAN NAIDU

1,3,4 Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V Agricultural Campus, Tirupati 517502 2 Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur

ABSTRACT

Cent per cent of the sample farmers in the study area have used acephate 75%SP and monocrotophos 36% SL for cotton. Next to follow were pendimethalin 30%EC by 95.56 per cent, Fipronil 5% SC by 94.44 per cent, chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC by 85.56 per cent, acetamiprid 20% SP by 80 per cent and flonicamid 50% WG by 78.89 per cent of farmers. Major pesticides used by the sample farmers in chilli crop were diafenthiuron 50% WP by 94.44 per cent, fipronil 5% SC by 93.33 per cent, chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC by 86.67 per cent, acephate 75% SP by 85.56 per cent carbendazim 12% + mancozeb 63% WP by 83.33 and streptomycin sulphate 90%w/w by 82.22 per cent of farmers. The use of pesticides among the sample farmers was found to be higher for chilli crop compared with the cotton crop. The farmers possessed adequate knowledge on issues like spraying techniques, pest enemies and type of sprayers available but they did not haveproper knowledge about pesticide types and brands

KEY WORDS: Pesticide consumption, pesticides usage, knowledge on pesticides