Effect of Melia azedarach (Sapindales: Meliaceae) fruit extracts on Citrus Leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

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Table 2 Effects of Melia azedarach fruit extracts and selected biorational insecticides on Citrus leafminer 2 ^nd & 3 ^rd instar larvae (L2& L3) infesting canopy of Lemon trees under field conditions

	Average number of live larvae (L2&L3) per leaf*
Treatments	Before 1st spray**	10 days after 1st spray	10 days after 2nd spray
Control	0.467 ± 0.018	0.567 ± 0.022 a	0.850 ± 0.026 a
Melia green fruit extract	0.492 ± 0.018	0.358 ± 0.017 b	0.417 ± 0.019 b
Melia mature fruit extract	0.492 ± 0.017	0.350 ± 0.017 b	---
Neem oil	0.475 ± 0.018	0.108 ± 0.012 c	0.100 ± 0.011 c
Abamectin	0.383 ± 0.020	0.050 ± 0.010 c	0.033 ± 0.007 c

Measurement values presented are mean + SEM.
* = Means in a column followed by different letters are significantly different (Student Newman Keuls test, P < 0.05).
** = Initial counts of live larvae were not significantly different at the first date of the experiment before applying the 1^st spray for each treatment.