Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Botanical treatments significantly reduced pest infestation relative to the untreated control.

A claim from Comparative Efficacy of Botanical and Chemical Insecticides against Major Lepidopteran Pest of Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) under Field Conditions · 2026

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Botanical treatments significantly reduced pest infestation relative to the untreated control.

Treatment
botanical treatmentse0
Outcome
pest infestatione0
Direction
reducede0
Comparator
untreated controle0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis · TaxonSusan Slater · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“All botanical treatments significantly reduced pest infestation compared with the untreated control (p < 0.05).”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1104–1215
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“Cauliflower”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 95–106

Title

Comparative Efficacy of Botanical and Chemical Insecticides against Major Lepidopteran Pest of Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) under Field Conditions

Md. Ibrahim Ali; Ashikur Rahman; Md. Saiful Islam; et al. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 2026. doi:10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i66126

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botanical · pest · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Positive and negative results

78 papers: 65 positive, 13 negative or no effect

64 papers in the same direction as this claim · 13 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Neem seed extracts did not affect the total number of eggs per female, female longevity or median day of oviposition.

    Evaluation of neem Azadirachta indica seed extracts and oils as oviposition deterrents to noctuid moths · 1995

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Predator population declined nonsignificantly after treatment.

    Field evaluation of aqueous extract ofMelia azedarachLinn. seeds against cabbage aphid,Brevicoryne brassicaeLinn. (Homoptera: Aphididae), and its predatorCoccinella septempunctataLinn. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) · 2012

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Botanical extracts did not control P. xylostella abundance in broccoli field crops across dry and rainy seasons.

    Effects of Aqueous Extracts from Amazon Plants on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and Brevicoryne brassicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Laboratory, Semifield, and field trials · 2019

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Each Neem azal-S application decreased C. undecimpunctata populations on cabbage.

    Field application of plant extracts against the aphid,B. brassicaeand the whitefly,B. abaciand their side effects on their predators and parasites · 2006

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Control and botanical applications had higher damage and lower yield.

    Effects of Synthetic Insecticides and Crude Botanicals Extracts on Cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Cabbage · 2016 · compared with control

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Orange essential oil directly poisoned ladybird larvae.

    The Effects of Natural Insecticides on the Green Peach Aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and Its Natural Enemies Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (L.) and Aphidius colemani Viereck · 2024

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Syrphid larvae and pupae were less numerous where cabbage received elder extract.

    Effect of aqueous extracts of black alder (Alnus glutinosa (LINNAEUS, 1753) GAERTNER, 1791) and elder (Sambucus nigra LINNAEUS, 1753) on the occurrence of Brevicoryne brassicae LINNAEUS, 1758 (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea), its parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (M’INTOSH, 1855) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonoidea) and predatory Syrphidae on white cabbage · 2016 · compared with control plants

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Storage of Sesbania extract for 7–15 days sharply decreased toxicity to P. xylostella larvae.

    Stability of Anti-Insect Ingredient from Jayanti Plants (Sesbania sesban) for Integrated Control of Cabbage Pest · 2023

    Opposite direction

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