number of leaves on each plant terminal was reduced to 4 (only the upper terminal leaves were allowed to remain) and all the nymphet stages including crawlers, and egg masses except twenty adult females were removed from the stem by using a hand lens and a camel hair brush. Then the stem portions were fixed with the lid by allowing the cut end to contact with the water inside the yoghurt cup to keep the stem cutting fresh throughout the study. The stem portion fitted with the cup was placed inside a rectangular cubic glass container measuring 10cm x 10cm x 20 cm. Then prepared solution of a particular concentration from each botanical was sprayed over the mealy bugs using a syringe and needle (3 ml of solution) and the container was covered with a muslin cloth. Mealy bug mortality was counted at 24, 48 and 72 hours following initial application. The mortality records for all treatments were obtained in percentage values.