Table 1 Population of scales pre- and post-treatments in seasons 2017 and 2018 at Fayoum Governorate

Aloe

16.67 ± 2.04^ab

10.73 ± 3.54^bc

8.67 ± 3.76^e

5.33 ± 3.78^c

8.24 ± 3.8^d

16 ± 2.49^cd

10.4 ± 3.44^c

4.47 ± 4.05^c

5 ± 3.9^e

6.62 ± 3.45^c

Ginger

16.7 ± 2.03^a

12 ± 2.56^d

9.83 ± 3.43^f

6.67 ± 3.55^d

9.5 ± 3.42^de

15.67 ± 2.61^c

10.97 ± 3.6^c

8.8 ± 3.7^e

5.63 ± 3.6^e

8.47 ± 3.78^d

Garlic

16.5 ± 2.10^b

11.1 ± 2.9^c

8.7 ± 3.66^e

6.67 ± 3.55^d

8.82 ± 3.79^d

16.17 ± 2.33^d

10.33 ± 3.8^c

8.37 ± 3.9^e

5.33 ± 3.7^e

8.01 ± 3.99^d

Hot Pepper

16.3 ± 2.21^d

13.57 ± 2.1^e

13.17 ± 2.01^g

11.67 ± 2.9^g

12.8 ± 1.99^e

16.27 ± 2.12^d

13.53 ± 4.11^e

13.13 ± 4.77^g

11.63 ± 4.5^h

12.76 ± 3.9^f

Ginger× garlic

16.33 ± 2.19^d

10.93 ± 3.6^bc

8.8 ± 3.55^e

5.67 ± 3.7^c

8.47 ± 3.78^d

16 ± 2.5^cd

10.6 ± 4.09^c

8.43 ± 3.67^e

5.33 ± 3.7^e

8.12 ± 3.8^d

Ginger × hot Pepper

16.63 ± 2.05^ab

11.33 ± 2.7^6c

9.67 ± 3.44^f

8.0 ± 3.87^e

9.67 ± 3.3^de

15.83 ± 2.11^c

10.53 ± 3.34^c

8.87 ± 3.7^e

7.2 ± 2.99^g

8.87 ± 3.7^d

Ginger × Aloe

16.43 ± 2.11^c

10.57 ± 2.11^bc

7.67 ± 4.43^d

4.17 ± 3.9^bc

7.47 ± 2.7^c

16.33 ± 2.09^d

10.47 ± 3.52^c

7.57 ± 2.5^de

4.07 ± 4.23^d

7.37 ± 2.9^cd

Garlic × hot Pepper

16.0 ± 2.55^f

11.03 ± 1.89^c

9.0 ± 2.33^f

9.4 ± 3.44^f

9.81 ± 3.9^de

16.3 ± 2.1^d

11.33 ± 2.7^d

9.3 ± 3.6^f

6.57 ± 3.7^f

9.07 ± 3.9^e

Garlic × Aloe

16.33 ± 2.09^d

11.23 ± 2.55^c

6.67 ± 3.99^c

3.33 ± 5.45^b

7.08 ± 2.91^c

16 ± 2.4^cd

9.9 ± 3.7^b

6.33 ± 3.33^d

3.0 ± 3.87^c

6.41 ± 3.8^c

Hot Pepper × Aloe

16.5 ± 2.10^b

10.67 ± 3.4b^c

8.67 ± 3.87^e

6.67 ± 3.55^d

8.67 ± 2,88^d

16 ± 2.4^cd

10.33 ± 3.6^c

8.33 ± 3.9^e

6.17 ± 3.99^f

8.27 ± 3.8^d

Botanical’s Mix

16.67 ± 2.01^ab

7.33 ± 4.6^a

1.17 ± 5.80^a

0 ± 0^a

2.83 ± 5.7^a

16.33 ± 2.09^d

7 ± 2.99^a

0.83 ± 5.44^a

0 ± 0^a

2.61 ± 4.11^a

Lambda

16.33 ± 2.21^d

10 ± 3.45^b

4.67 ± 4.33^b

3.67 ± 4.9^b

6.11 ± 3.33^b

13.67 ± 4.01^a

7.33 ± 2.5^a

2 ± 4.58^b

1.93 ± 4.9^b

3.75 ± 3.11^b

Control

16.27 ± 2.09^e

16.43 ± 2.93^f

16.33 ± 2.89^h

16.6 ± 2.5^h

16.45 ± 2.44^f

14 ± 4.12^b

14.27 ± 4.09^f

14.43 ± 4.02^h

13.93 ± 4.55ⁱ

14.21 ± 4.91^g