Table 5.

Residues (mg kg⁻¹) of fipronil and its metabolites in chilli fruits at the lower dose (40 g a.i. ha⁻¹).

Days	Control	Fipronil	Desulfinyl (MB046513)	Sulfide (MB045950)	Sulfone (MB046136)	Total
		Meana± SD	Meanb± SD	Meanb± SD	Meanb± SD
0	ND	0.574 ± 0.002 (0.0)a	0.123 ± 0.002 (0.0)	0.031 ± 0.002 (0.0)	0.180 ± 0.004 (0.0)	0.908 (0.0)
1	ND	0.380 ± 0.002 (33.8)	0.101 ± 0.002 (17.9)	0.019 ± 0.003 (38.7)	0.137 ± 0.003 (23.9)	0.637 (29.8)
3	ND	0.238 ± 0.016 (58.5)	0.074 ± 0.003 (39.8)	0.006 ± 0.001 (80.6)	0.066 ± 0.003 (63.3)	0.384 (57.7)
5	ND	0.182 ± 0.003 (68.3)	0.044 ± 0.002 (64.2)	0.002 ± 0.001 (93.5)	0.020 ± 0.001 (88.9)	0.248 (72.7)
7	ND	0.064 ± 0.003 (88.9)	0.015 ± 0.003 (87.8)	BDL	0.006 ± 0.001 (96.7)	0.085 (90.6)
10	ND	0.023 ± 0.004 (96.1)	BDL	–	BDL	0.023 (97.5)
15	ND	BDL	–	–	–	BDL
Correlation Coefficient R2 = 0.974			Correlation Coefficient R2 = 0.937	Correlation Coefficient R2 = 0.998	Correlation Coefficient R2 = 0.985 Regression Equation y = -0.212x + 1.348 RL50 = 2.2 Waiting Period (Days) = 5
Regression eq. Log Y = −0.136x + 1.780			Regression Equation y = −0.123x + 1.156	Regression Equation y = -0.232x + 0.498
RL50 = 3.4			RL50 = 3.8	RL50 = 1.2
Waiting Period (Days) = 7			Waiting Period (Days) = 5	Waiting Period (Days) = 3

^a% reduction of four replications.

^bMean of four replications BDL = Below Determination Level ND=Not Detected.