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. 2011 Oct 15;85(3):331–339. doi: 10.1007/s10340-011-0395-9

Table 2.

Mortality of adults (mean ± SE) of four insect species exposed for 7 and 14 days to untreated commodities (dry control)

Commodity Exposure time (days) R. dominica S. oryzae S. zeamais T. castaneum
Wheat 7 0.0 ± 0.0a 1.3 ± 0.8 0.8 ± 0.8
14 2.8 ± 1.5 6.4 ± 1.2 2.0 ± 0.9
Short-grain rice 7 0.8 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 0.8
14 6.5 ± 2.0b 3.8 ± 0.5
Long-grain rice 7 5.1 ± 1.6 1.7 ± 1.7
14 3.6 ± 1.3 17.6 ± 3.3
Maize 7 1.6 ± 1.2 0.0 ± 0.0
14 4.0 ± 1.7 0.0 ± 0.0

Each mean is based on n = 5

a n = 4, 1 missing value

b n = 2, 3 missing values