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. 2018 Dec 4;13(12):e0208552. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208552

Table 5. Fumigant toxicity of methyl benzoate determined as a percentage of Bemisia tabaci corrected mortality after 2 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, and 10 h exposure in the laboratory.

MB concentration (%) Corrected mortality (%)
2 h 4 h 6 h 8 h 10 h
1.0 15.6 ± 1.1a 24.4 ± 2.9a 55.1 ± 1.8a 72.4 ± 1.4a 96.5 ± 1.2a
0.5 10.0 ± 1.9ab 21.0 ± 2.2a 40.5 ± 2.4b 55.2 ± 0.6b 66.3 ± 1.9b
0.25 7.8 ± 1.1b 16.7 ± 1.9ab 27.1 ± 1.9c 42.5 ± 1.3c 45.3 ± 1.6c
0.1 4.4 ± 1.1b 10.0 ± 1.9b 18.1 ± 2.9c 24.1± 2.5d 37.2 ± 1.7c

Data are presented as means ± SE (n = 3). Means followed by same letters within a column are not significantly different, based on one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD post-hoc test (P < 0.05).