Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(1): 1461-1467 1461 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.901.162 Insecticide Use and Farmers Perception on Cabbage Cultivation in Nine Districts of Karnataka, India Ravi Biradar 1 *, M Bheemanna 1 , A. Hosamani 1 , Harischandra Naik 1 , Nagaraj Naik 2 and Kavita Kandpal 3 1 Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur-584 102, India 2 Department of Agriculture Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur-584 102, India 3 Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, 560065, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) is one of the widely grown vegetable crops in India. Its cultivation is spread across temperate to tropical climatic conditions and constitutes the most important component in the diets of various cultures (Shelton 2004). In International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 1 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Resultantly, in cabbage growing ecosystem of Karnataka as many as 33 insecticides are being used, in which 58 % insecticide are not having crop label. Majority of Bidar, Belagavi, Raichur, Chikmagalur and Hassan district farmers were relied on organophosphate insecticides to manage insect pest in cabbage crop while Bengaluru, Mysuru and Chamrajnagar districts farmer are mainly dependent on diamides and combination products for the management of cabbage pests. Profenofos, fipronil, emamectin benzoate and chlorantraniliprole were predominately spraying chemicals throughout the cabbage growing areas of Karnataka. Cabbage farmers of all nine spatially isolated districts used the insecticides at higher than the recommended dosage. Further, total number of sprays was Maximum in Haveri (14-16 sprays) while minimum in Bidar (6-8 sprays) during a cropping season. The research has exposed some of overuse, misuse and abuse of pesticides among farmers. Keywords Cabbage, crop label, organophopshates, diamides and chlorantraniliprole Accepted: 15 December 2019 Available Online: 20 January 2020 Article Info