EFFECT OF NEEM (AZADIRACHTA INDICA A.JUSS) SEED EXTRACTS AGAINST GREATER WAX MOTH (GALLERIA MELLONELLA L.) LARVAE

Aqueous extract of neem (azadirachta indica) seed (nse) at different concentrations, viz., 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4%, were tested against greater wax moth, (galleria mellonella l.). post spray mean mortality (83.33%) of the pest insect was with 4% aqueous nse, followed by 73.33%, 56.67%, 50%, 50 % with 3, 2, 1 and 0.5 per cent nse as compared to control (3.33%) where no treatment was applied. the mortality had significant statistical difference at different concentrations at various post treatment intervals. nse at 3and 4% concentrations had non significant difference at all time intervals. weight loss in drawn combs was less in treatments nse (3 and 4%) as compared to other concentrations