Relative Toxicity of Pesticides against Citrus Mites, Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) and Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks)

Evaluation of neem (azadirachitin 10,000 ppm, neem oil 5%), petroleum spray oil (5%, 10%), abamectin 1.8 EC, buprofezin 25 SC, fenazaquin 10 EC, triazophos 40 EC and spiromesifen 240 SC in comparison with the standard check, propargite 57 EC against Oriental spider mite, Eutetranychus orientalis and broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus attacking citrus by leaf dip method revealed that abamectin 1.8 EC was highly toxic (LC₅₀ 0.05 ppm) to E. orientalis followed by spiromesifen (0.06 ppm). Against P. latus, spiromesifen followed by fenazaquin and abamectin were more toxic with LC₅₀ of 0.05, 0.06 and 0.07 ppm, respectively.