Days after application Treatments 1st day 2nd day 3rd day Nicotianaspp. (local variety ) 8.33b 16.67c 33.33c Securidaca longepedunculata 0.00b 8.33c 33.33c Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium 0.00b 75.00b 75.00b Cymbopogon citratus 0.00b 16.67c 58.33b Cypermethrin 100.00a 100.00a 100.00a Control 0.00b 0.00c 0.00d MSE 7.45 16.24 10.21 CV (%) 28.33 24.98 20.41 Note: Means with the same letter(s) are not significantly different.

Table 1: Efficacy of aqua extracts of some botanicals against maize stem borer, mortality percentage under in vitro condition during 2012.