Evaluation of alternative scalicides against the hemispherical soft scale insect Saissetia coffeae (walker) infesting Cycas revoluta thunb. under semi field conditions [electronic resource].
تقييم فاعلية بعض بدائل المبيدات ضد الحشرة الرخوة نصف الكرويةSaissetia coffeae (walker) التى تصيب نبات السيكسCycas revoluta thunb تحت ظروف الصوب.
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Five compounds, two summer miscible oils, namely Super Misrona and Super Mox , winter mayonnaise oil, Alboleum , liquid soap (Misrol 410) and Ashok (a neem kernel extract) were tested against Saissetia coffeae different stages infesting Cycas palm like in EI-Zoherya botanical garden at Cairo Governorate in two successive seasons (April 2003 and 2004 ) . Results revealed that Alboleum ( mayonnaise oil) gave the highest reduction % in the 2 seasons with 94.63 and 91.44 %, 25 days after treatment, followed by Super Mox oil (91.68 & 91.77% ), super Misrona oil ( 82.99 & 85.73 % ) and Misrol soap gave ( 73.84 & 73.93 % ), respectively. While, the neem kernel extract (Ashok) recorded the lowest reduction % with 27.24 & 23.77 % in both seasons, respectively. Analysis of data showed a significant differences between oils, liquid soap and Ashok.