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Table 4 Mean fertility of T. urticae females treated with the ethanol extract of C. aconitifolius leaves for three days under laboratory conditions (19 ± 0.2 °C and 60 ± 2%)

From: Susceptibility of Tetranychus urticae Koch to an ethanol extract of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius leaves under laboratory conditions

Concentration (µg/mL)

Per capita fecundity (eggs/day/female) ± standard errora

24 h

48 h

72 h

Positive controlb

1.03 ± 0.02 a

1.14 ± 0.06 a

1.28 ± 0.1 a

0

0.56 ± 0.05 b

0.80 ± 0.11 b

1.05 ± 0.04 b

10

0.37 ± 0.04 bc

0.39 ± 0.04 c

0.54 ± 0.07 c

50

0.22 ± 0.04 cd

0.28 ± 0.05 c

0.34 ± 0.03 d

100

0.35 ± 0.06 bc

0.36 ± 0.06 c

0.32 ± 0.06 d

600

0.09 ± 0.02 d

0.15 ± 0.04 c

0.29 ± 0.04 d

1200

0.16 ± 0.04 cd

0.24 ± 0.04 c

0.24 ± 0.04 d

1600

0.27 ± 0.06 cd

0.23 ± 0.07 c

0.17 ± 0.03 d

2000

0.19 ± 0.04 cd

0.20 ± 0.05 c

0.17 ± 0.02 d

  1. aTreatments followed by the same letter are not significantly different at α = 0.05.
  2. bDistilled water + commercial acaricide (active ingredient Chlorfenapyr 24%). Applied dose: 0.4 cm3/mL.