Evaluation of insecticides and natural products against Citrus leaf miner in Acid lime

The results revealed that two sprays of imidacloprid (0.005%) or thiodicarb (0.075%) or acephate (0.1125%) at 15 days interval just after initiation new flush was found to be most effective in reducing the citrus leaf miner infestation (14.9 to 18.8%) with significantly higher fruit yield (12.78 to 13.44 t/ha) and B:C ratio (1:2.21 to 1:2.64). Among the natural products, alternate spray of NSKE (5%) with thiamethoxam (0.0025%) was significantly superior in reduction of infestation (21.4%) and higher fruit yield (12.33 t/ha with B:C ratio of 1:1.94) as against NSKE 5% (11.48 t/ha with B:C ratio 1:1.45).