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Efficacy of Different Ecological Friendly Botanical Pesticides (Wild Ginger, Neem) as Insect Pest Control of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Eusebia R Pagluanan | Elsen Berg Q Jaquias

 

Abstract:

The study determined the efficacy of different botanical pesticides as insect pest control of cucumber. It sought to find out the effects of different botanical pesticides in controlling insect pest of cucumber, determine the best botanical pesticide as insect pest control of cucumber and; determine the profitability of cucumber applied with different botanical pesticides. Cucumber plants treated with T2 (Neem leaf extract) had the least extent of damage. The highest percentage was exhibited by the cucumber plants T0 with no treatment. Cost and return analysis shows that plants treated with T2 (Neem leaf extract) gave the highest ROI with 73%. The overall effect of the different pesticides was its efficacy to reduce the number and reproductive potential of the insect pests, though it was not able to totally suppress the occurrence of the pests when sprayed to the plants within the observation period. It is concluded that the application of T1 (Synthetic pesticide), T2 (Neem leaf extract), T3 (Wild ginger extract) can effectively control pests of cucumber; cucumber plants treated with neem leaves extract had the least damage by insect pest during the duration of the study; and cucumber plants treated with T2 (Neem leaf extract) obtained the highest profit.