MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521131776 A) filed by Dhairyashil Lad; Elangbam Singh; Mahesh Gaikwad; and R. P. Basugade, Hingangaon Khurd, Maharashtra, on Dec. 25, 2025, for 'integrated pest management method for selective control of sucking pests in okra using entomopathogenic fungi.'
Inventor(s) include Dhairyashil Lad; Elangbam Singh; Mahesh Gaikwad; and R. P. Basugade.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A new IPM method for okra is disclosed, combining selective insecticides (flonicamid, spinetoram, broflanilide, diafenthiuron) with entomopathogenic fungi (B. bassiana, M. anisopliae, V. lecanii) and azadirachtin to control sucking pests while conserving coccinellid predators. Field trials showed that untreated controls 10 had highest ladybird counts (approx. 4.0 per plant), whereas Flonicamid and Diafenthiuron treatments showed the lowest (~1.9 per plant) after three sprays. EPF treatments and azadirachtin maintained high predator levels (~3.0-3.4 per plant) close to the control. These results demonstrate that the inventive regimen effectively suppresses aphids, whiteflies and jassids while sparing beneficial 15 beetles, making it well-suited to IPM. The patentable novelty lies in the particular combination and spray schedule of new chemistries with fungi in okra, yielding a technical advance in pest management."
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