Both as a food supply and a medical treatment, tomatoes are extremely valuable. One of the most damaging pests to tomatoes in the world is Tuta absoluta. T. absoluta larvae (10 larvae/Petri dish) were sprayed with botanical crude extracts as part of scientific experiments. Post-spray counts were done at 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hr after exposure to botanical extracts under both conditions. The results showed that Carica papaya, Moringa olifera, Zingiber officinale, and Capsicum sp. at concentrations of 150, 100, 100, and 75 g/L killed 74.44%, 74.45%, 75.55%, and 85.55% of T. absoluta larvae, respectively. Under glasshouse conditions, minimum & maximum mortality percentages were recorded in three rounds of spray treatment by Capsicum sp. (26.77-87.86%), Zingiber officinale (23.30-84.07%), Moringa oleifera (20.70-79.83%), and the last mortality was recorded by Carica papaya (19.02-72.19%). The Capsicum sp. produced the largest output, whereas the control plants produced the lowest mean tomato yield (250.50 gm/plant). 99.55% of the yield losses were seen in untreated plants, whereas the aggregate percentages of yield losses from treated plants were 3.61-26.56. It can be suggested that more field studies concentrate on the effects of toxicity on people, soil, and the environment, as well as the efficacy of botanical products at varying rates. Researchers and farmers in the West Shoa Zone require it, along with additional considerations as part of integrated pest control methods to combat the targeted insect pests.
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