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Table 2 Impact of the LC50 of the tested compounds on mean larval duration, pupation rate, mean pupal weight, and mean pupal duration of the fourth instars larvae of S. littoralis

From: Hematological and histopathological impacts of nano-emamectin benzoate against the larvae of the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory conditions

Tested compounds

Mean larval duration (days) ± S. E

Mean pupal weight (gm) ± S. E

Mean pupal duration (days) ± S. E

Jasper® (EMB)

13.3 ± 0.34b

0.28 ± 0.03b

14 ± 0.59a

AgNP

14.6 ± 0.33a

0.29 ± 0.2a

14.3 ± 0.58a

EMB + AgNP

11.6 ± 0.59b

0.24 ± 0.1c

12.3 ± 0.33b

Control

15.3 ± 0.34a

0.30 ± 0.03a

14.6 ± 0.34a

Df

3

3

3

F value

10

14

6

P value

0.0044**

0.0015**

0.0191*

  1. Means followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different at the 5% level of probability (Duncan’s Multiple Range Test) [14]