Integrated Pest Management techniques in a Kinnow mandarin ( Blanco) orchard with an emphasis on yield improvement.

Kinnow mandarin ( Blanco) is a valuable fruit crop mainly grown in the North Indian states of India due to its high-quality juice content. Psylla ( Kuwayama), whitefly ( Ashmead), sooty mould () and dieback () pests are the most important biotic constraints affecting its fruit yield up to 70 percent. To manage these pests, farmers often use mixture of non-label claim pesticides (quinalphos 25%EC, lambda-cyhalothrin 2.