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Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), commonly known as til, is one of the most important edible oilseed crop cultivated in India. The sesame productivity in India had remained 334 kg/ha during 2006~2007 as compared to the world data of 1 632 kg/ha (Anonymous, 2009). Although, it is a short duration crop but is known to suffer from severe insect pests and disease infestation. A total of 29 insect pests have been reported infesting sesame crop at its various growth stages in India (Rai, 1976). Among these, til capsule borer (Antigastra catalaunalis Dup.) is the most serious pest. Larvae roll few leaves together and feed on them in the early stage of the crop. At reproductive stage, flowers and pods are damaged by them. Yield losses upto 90% were reported by Ahuja and Bakhtia (1995) while up to 43.1% was recorded by Gupta (2002). Keeping these facts in view, present study on incidence of capsule borer in different variety of sesame during kharif season was undertaken.
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