Table 5.
Treatment | Mortality % (Means ± SE) |
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Cry1F maize leaf | 66.0 ± 9.27 a |
Non-Bt maize leaf | 10.0 ± 3.16 b |
FAW reared on Cry1F maize leaf for 48 h | 48.0 ± 4.90 a |
FAW reared on non-Bt maize leaf for 48 h | 6.0 ± 4.0 b |
4th instar C. maculata fed on Cry1F maize-fed FAW | 24.0 ± 2.45 b |
4th instar C. maculata fed on non-Bt maize-fed FAW | 18.0 ± 3.74 b |
dH2O (Control) | 8.0 ± 3.74 b |
A total of 50 susceptible P. xylostella larvae were used in each treatment with 5 replications (10 larvae/replication). Means (±SE) followed by different letters are significantly different (One-way ANOVA, P < 0.05)