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. 2011 Jul 26;84(4):495–501. doi: 10.1007/s10340-011-0377-y

Table 3.

Acaricidal activity of selected essential oils against Tetranychus urticae adult females at 0.1% concentration 24 h after treatment (Mean ± SD)

Treatment Corrected mortality (%) Total no. of eggs No. of eggs per live adult
Sandalwood 87.0 ± 3.2 aª 33.3 ± 15.0 b 9.7 ± 2.8 a
Common thyme 4.5 ± 5.3 b 228.0 ± 62.5 ab 10.8 ± 1.0 a
EtOH + Triton-X + Water 0.0 ± 0.0 b 242.7 ± 76.0 a 8.6 ± 2.4 a
Control 0.0 b 311.3 ± 68.2 a 10.6 ± 2.1 a

Statistics

at df = 3, 8

F = 109.62 F = 11.74 F = 0.61
P ≤ 0.0001 P = 0.0027 P = 0.6249

aValues followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different at P = 0.05 (Tukey’s HSD test)