Table 4. Ovicidal effect of MB and tested commercially available pesticides on different species of eggs after 10 days exposure.
| Treatment* | AI Dose (mg/cm2) | Hatchability (%) (mean ± SE) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. halys** | M. sexta** | P. xylostella*** | ||
| Blank Control**** | 0.0000 | 70 ± 5.8d | 87 ± 8.8c | 78 ± 3.8d |
| MB 0.025%**** | 0.0016 | 67 ± 8.8d | 67 ± 8.8c | 38 ± 5.5c |
| MB 0.05%**** | 0.0032 | 63 ± 17.6 cd | 63 ± 8.8c | 13 ± 5.0ab |
| MB 0.1% **** | 0.0064 | 60 ± 10.0 cd | 50 ± 17.3c | 0 ± 0.3a |
| MB 0.25 **** | 0.0159 | 43 ± 6.7abcd | 40 ± 15.3c | 1 ± 0.0a |
| MB 0.5% **** | 0.0318 | 17 ± 12.0ab | 20 ± 10.0abc | 0 ± 0.0a |
| MB 1% **** | 0.0637 | 0 ± 0.0a | 3 ± 3.3ab | 0 ± 0.0a |
| MB 2% **** | 0.1273 | 0 ± 0.0a | 0 ± 0.0a | |
| MB 4% **** | 0.2546 | 0 ± 0.0a | 0 ± 0.0a | |
| Bug Stop (γ-cyhalothrin) | 0.0016 | 83 ± 8.8d | 0 ± 0.0a | 9 ± 5.4a |
| Carpenter Ant & Termite Killer Plus (β-cyfluthrin) | 0.1592 | 3 ± 3.3a | 0 ± 0.0a | 7 ± 1.2a |
| Bedbug & Flea Home Insect Killer (λ-Cyhalothrin) | 0.0019 | 53 ± 3.3bcd | 0 ± 0.0a | 2 ± 0.9a |
| Bug Barrier (Deltamethrin) | 0.0019 | 10 ± 5.8ab | 0 ± 0.0a | 3 ± 1.0a |
| Lawn & Landscape Insect Killer (ζ-cypermethrin) | 0.0223 | 0 ± 0.0a | 0 ± 0.0a | 1 ± 0.9a |
| Bug B Gon (Bifenthrin & ζ-cypermethrin) | 0.0239 | 33 ± 14.5abcd | 43 ± 14.5c | 1 ± 0.7a |
| Insect, Disease & Mite Control (Sulfur & Pyrethrin) | 0.6525 | 3 ± 3.3a | ||
| Complete Insect Killer (Imidacloprid & β-cyfluthrin) | 0.0688 | 0 ± 0.0a | ||
| Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer (Acetamiprid) | 0.0004 | 67 ± 20.3d | 16 ± 7.0ab | |
| GardenTech (Carbaryl) | 0.0080 | 0 ± 0.0a | 28 ± 9.2bc | |
| Organic Home Pest Control | ||||
| (2-phenethyl propionate & clover oil & Rosemary oil & Thyme oil) | 0.3979 | 17 ± 3.3ab | 30 ± 17.3bc | 1 ± 0.3a |
| Organic Garden Insect Killer (Rosemary Oil & Peppermint Oil) | 0.0637 | 70 ± 25.2d | ||
*0.5 ml volume applied. ** 30 eggs per treatment. *** 300 eggs per treatment. **** DI water solution contained 0.5% Tween 20 (v/v) and 0.5% Tween 80 (v/v). Means within the same column flowed by the different letters are significantly different at α = 0.05 (Log transformed, N = 3; for H. halys, df = 20, 42, F = 9.41, p < 0.001; for M. sexta, df = 15, 32, F = 14.14, p < 0.001; for P. xylostella, df = 15, 32, F = 29.18, p < 0.001).