Efficacy Of Various Synthetic And Botanical Insecticides Against Citrus Psylla (Diaphorina Citri Kuwayama) (Homoptera: Psyllidae) In Citrus

Abstract

This research has conducted on efficacy of three synthetic insecticides (Emamectin Benozate, Acetamiprid and Lambda cyhalothrin) and one botanical insecticide (Need seed extract) against Citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Homoptera: Psyllidae) the objective of this study was to evaluate the most effective insecticide among the four insecticide that are Emamectin Benozate, Acetamiprid, Need seed extract and Lambda cyhalothrin for management of Diaphornia citri in citrus plants.  Experiment was conducted at New Developmental Farm The University of Agriculture, Peshawar in spring 2018, using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in which fifteen plants were selected and each plant characterized into four sides then 5 leafs were selected per side for data recording after application of these insecticides at various time durations continuously for 2months as counting of Diaphornia citri numbers per leaf. Data were statistically analyzed by statistix 8.1 software version 2012. As result from this research exhibit that lambda cyhalothrin was found best and shows significant difference among all other four insecticides.