Efficacy of Some Plant Extracts Against Pear Lace Bug Stephanitis pyri (F.) in Pear Orchard


Abstract in English

The research was conducted in Al- Mokhtaria Research Station, Agricultural Research Center, Homs, Syria during season 2016. The efficacy of some plant extracts (Melia azedarach L., Schinus molle L., Styrax officinalis L., Eucalyptus camaldulensis De., Nerium oleander L.) were tested against Stephanitis pyri F. (Tingidae: Heteroptera) and compared with traditional insecticides (Cypermethrin, Chlorpyrifos Ethel).

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