Table 4.
Percentage repellency (PR) after two exposure times for the essential oil and its constituents against Liposcelis bostrychophila (LB) a.
| Insect | Treatment | 2 h/4 h nL/cm2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.63 | 2.53 | 0.51 | 0.10 | ||
| LB | Essential oil | 82 ± 9ab; 74 ± 10a | 72 ± 7a; 76 ± 10a | −22 ± 7a; −20 ± 12a | -34 ± 4bc; −34 ± 13ab |
| Estragole | −54 ± 9b; −40 ± 3b | 76 ± 6a; 38 ± 16a | 0 ± 16a; 20 ± 15a | 22 ± 11bc; −30 ± 12ab | |
| β-Caryophyllene | 36 ± 8ab; 24 ± 18b | −24 ± 8ab; 32 ± 14a | 24 ± 16a; 42 ± 14a | 24 ± 15ab; 32 ± 16ab | |
| 1,8-Cineole | 38 ± 14a; 28 ± 12ab | 12 ± 8a; 6 ± 14a | −10 ± 10a; 10 ± 14a | −16 ± 11ab; 14 ± 11ab | |
| Limonene | 64 ± 7b; 52 ± 10b | 30 ± 10b; 16 ± 11a | 24 ± 15a; 20 ± 6a | 36 ± 13c; 18 ± 12b | |
| DEET | 82 ± 5b; 84 ± 3b | 86 ± 8b; 82 ± 8a | 70 ± 12a; 54 ± 17a | 56 ± 3a; 28 ± 14a | |
a Means in the same column followed by the same letters do not differ significantly (p > 0.05) in ANOVA and Tukey’s tests. PR was subjected to an arcsine square-root transformation before ANOVA and Tukey’s tests.