author(s)
Nassreen F Kacho, Mohd Hussain, Nazir Hussain, Mansoor Hussain and Sabiya Asmat

abstract
Woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum, is an important pest of apples that infests both the aerial and root parts of the tree. It is a new pest to Kargil and have been entered from Kashmir. No insecticide have been used in Kargil to control any insect on apple except for codling moth. Comparison for chloropyriphose and neem oil were evaluated at three location of District Kargil location of the District Kargil. Both the test insecticide, neem oil and chloropyriphose were proved best in reduction of Eriosoma lanigerum population density. The study revealed that there is no significant differences between chlorpyriphose 20 EC (Dursban 20 EC) and neem oil in reduction of Eriosoma lanigerum population density. In T₁reduction of Eriosoma lanigerum population density ranged from 0.88 – 1.11 colony^-1 in the three different orchards, while it was ranged from 1.55-1.88 colony^-1 in treatment T₂ compared t to control where it was noticed ranged from 46.77- 54.44 colony^-1.The per cent reduction over check was ranged from 96.21%- 9.04%.