Table 3 Efficacy of botanical oils against Maconellicoccus hirsutus under laboratory condition

T1

Azadirachtin 10,000ppm at 1ml/l

44.79^e (41.99)

54.38^e (47.49)

73.96^cd (59.32)

76.04^c (60.68)

79.17^d (62.86)

82.92^f (65.61)

T2

Neem oil at 10 ml/l

56.46^bcd (48.69)

67.92^bc (55.49)

76.88^bc (61.31)

85.00^b (67.31)

92.92^b (74.59)

94.17^cd (76.12)

T3

Neem oil at 15 ml/l

60.00^b (50.76)

71.46^b (57.72)

78.13^bc (62.15)

87.92^b (69.74)

93.96^b (75.82)

96.67^b (79.97)

T4

IIHR neem soap at 10g/l

55.00^cd (47.85)

62.09^d (51.98)

80.42^b (63.79)

86.05^b (68.12)

90.21^c (71.81)

92.30^de (73.93)

T5

Pongamia oil at 10 ml/l

15.84^h (23.42)

23.55^h (29.00)

31.88^g (34.33)

40.42^f (39.46)

46.88^g (43.19)

52.09ⁱ (46.18)

T6

Pongamia oil at 15 ml/l

20.63^g (26.96)

24.79^h (29.82)

32.71^g (34.86)

39.79^f (39.09)

48.54^g (44.15)

53.34ⁱ (46.89)

T7

Neem oil at 5 ml /l + Pongamia oil at 5 ml/l

54.17^d (47.37)

66.88^bcd (54.86)

70.00^d (56.86)

73.34^c (58.98)

81.67^d (64.63)

90.84^e (72.39)

T8

Neem oil at 10 ml /l + Pongamia oil at 10 ml/l

59.17^bc (50.27)

69.38^bc (56.44)

75.83^bcd (60.55)

86.25^b (68.28)

91.88^bc (73.46)

95.42^bc (77.92)

T9

FORS at 5 ml /l

30.00^f (33.18)

32.50^g (34.74)

39.80^f (39.09)

49.17^e (44.51)

55.00^f (47.85)

59.79^h (50.63)

T10

FORS at 10 ml /l

51.67^cd (48.09)

55.42^e (48.09)

61.25^e (51.49)

64.38^d (53.38)

72.09^e (58.11)

75.42^g (60.26)

T11

FORSat 15 ml /l

42.29^e (40.55)

42.71^f (40.79)

63.55^e (52.84)

67.08^d (54.98)

71.46^e (57.70)

77.30^g (61.52)

T12

Neem oil + pongamia oil + FORS at 5 ml /l each

53.13^d (46.77)

65.42^cd (53.96)

72.92^cd (58.67)

77.71^c (61.83)

78.96^d (62.70)

84.79^f (67.03)

T13

Imidacloprid 17.8SL at 0.25ml/l

71.67^a (57.84)

82.29^a (65.13)

91.88^a (73.46)

95.84^a (78.25)

97.29^a (80.71)

99.17^a (84.80)

T14

Water + wetting agent at 0.25ml/l each

1.25ⁱ (6.42)

1.67ⁱ (7.39)

1.88^h (7.87)

2.29^g (8.68)

2.92^h (9.82)

3.75^j (11.16)

T15

Water alone

0.00^j (0.00)

1.04ⁱ (5.79)

1.25^h (6.42)

1.25^g (6.42)

1.46ⁱ (6.90)

1.88^k (7.87)

T16

Untreated control

0.00^j (0.00)

0.00^j (0.00)

0.00ⁱ (0.00)

0.00^h (0.00)

0.00^j (0.00)

0.00^l (0.00)