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Notes: Mango is a major cash fruit crop in Pakistan and is the victim of a number of pests. Of these, mango mealybug (Drosicha mangiferae) is an increasing threat to mango crop and is very difficult to controL In recent decades, the dependence on short-term, single-technology strategies for pest control, particularly those based on chemical pesticides, has created an increasing need for sustainable pest management systems. Farmers use maximum spray for the control of this pest. Nowadays, there are considerable concerns related to the regular use of chemical insecticides, such as resistance, acute and chronic health hazards, environmental pollution and uneconomic crop production. Chemicals disturb the equilibrium maintained by natural enemies of these pests. To minimize the use of pesticides, it is important to adopt an alternative method to control this pest. Nine types of bands were used to control this pest mechanically, of which Haider's band was found to be very effective for the control of this pest.