Table 4.
Comparison of fecundity and fertility of P. xylostella treated with sublethal doses of fenoxycarb and control in parents and offsprings
| Entries | Parent (mean ± SE) (day)a |
Offsprings (mean ± SE) (day)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fecundity (eggs/female) | Fecundity (eggs/female) | Fecundity (egg/female/day) | Fertility (fertile egg/female/day) | |
| Control | 169.40 ± 12.84 a | 148.00 ± 12.22 a | 4.33 ± 0.42 a | 4.33 ± 0.42 a |
| LC10 | 71.06 ± 14.34 b | 120.25 ± 15.25 a | 3.28 ± 0.43 a | 3.18 ± 0.41 a |
| LC25 | 40.60 ± 13.46 b | 153.06 ± 15.11 a | 4.20 ± 0.35 a | 4.07 ± 0.34 a |
| F | 24.63 | 1.51 | 1.70 | 1.99 |
| P | <0.0001 | 0.2287 | 0.1911 | 0.1452 |
| dft,e | 2, 42 | 2, 67 | 2, 67 | 2, 67 |
aMeans followed by the same letters within a column are not significantly different (Tukey's test; P < 0.05).