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Table 5 Effect of tested compounds on the hemocyte viability percentage and the total hemocytes count in the late sixth instar larvae of S. littoralis after treatment as the fourth instar larvae

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

% Hemocytes viability

Total hemocyte counts (cells/mm3) × 103

Jasper® (EMB)

81.40 ± 0.7c

26.40 ± 1.0c

AgNP

88.35 ± 1.7b

35.80 ± 1.2b

EMB + AgNP

77.72 ± 0.8d

22.41 ± 1.3d

Control

95.63 ± 0.6a

38.08 ± 0.83a

Df

3

3

F value

188.75

168.75

P value

0.0000***

0.0000***

  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]