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. 2017 Oct 3;7:12576. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12898-z

Table 5.

Effect of asaricin 1, isoasarone 2, and trans-asarone 3 against on the adult emergence of three stored product insect pests infesting rice.

Compounds Concentrations (µg/mL) Percentage of reduction in egg number
S. oryzae* R. dominica* P. interpunctella*
Mean number of adult emergence % IR** Mean number of adult emergence % IR** Mean number of adult emergence % IR**
Asaricin 1 1 19.25 ± 2.01 34.25 ± 1.30 d 16.75 ± 2.17 41.10 ± 1.80 c 28.50 ± 0.86 21.50 ± 2.25 d
2 2.08 ± 1.04 89.25 ± 3.70 b 1.52 ± 0.76 84.50 ± 2.90 b 11.50 ± 2.36 59.25 ± 3.83 c
4 0.00 ± 0.00 100.00 ± 0.00 a 0.00 ± 0.00 100.00 ± 0.00 a 3.80 ± 1.20 87.37 ± 3.47 a
Isoasarone 2 1 15.00 ± 2.64 47.50 ± 1.47 c 15.50 ± 2.53 44.70 ± 1.40 c 21.50 ± 1.52 24.60 ± 2.10 d
2 1.52 ± 0.76 86.00 ± 3.20 b 1.73 ± 0.86 89.34 ± 2.80 b 11.50 ± 1.52 59.50 ± 2.30 c
4 0.00 ± 0.00 100.00 ± 0.00 a 0.00 ± 0.00 100.00 ± 0.00 a 5.40 ± 0.98 78.98 ± 4.51 b
Trans-asarone 3 1 28.00 ± 1.54 2.25 ± 0.71 f 25.30 ± 0.50 1.00 ± 0.40 f 25.50 ± 1.52 1.17 ± 1.20 g
2 25.00 ± 1.52 13.50 ± 2.10 e 25.75 ± 2.88 17.75 ± 0.83 d 24.50 ± 2.40 7.50 ± 0.04 f
4 26.50 ± 1.54 8.60 ± 1.02 e 28.50 ± 1.73 9.25 ± 1.04 e 26.25 ± 2.64 14.25 ± 2.50 e

*Test performed on S. oryzae and R. dominica two weeks old adults and P. interpunctella their instar larvae.

**% IR (inhibition rate) values followed by a common letter are not significantly different (p < 0.05).