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 (%) | ||||
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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).