R. B. Thapa
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal

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ABSTRACT

The red pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis (Lucas), is a serious pest of Ducurbits. Different botanical materials i.e. Neem (Azadirachata indica A. Juss.), Chinaberry (Melia azederach L.), Titepati (Artemisia vulgaris Nees) were tested for their efficacy against this insect. All the treatments were significantly better than the control in reducing feeding damage. Among the various botanical materials evaluated on watermelon seedlings. Neem oil was found effective in controlling the beetle i.e. 100% mortality within 24 hours and over 90% damage reduction) for three days.