Table 4.
Population increase of Callosobruchus maculatus in cowpea treated with of Hemizygia welwitschii leaf extracts and stored for 3 mo
Insects | |||
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Products | Number of insects (means ± standard error) | ||
Contents (g/kg) | Dead insects | Live insects | Total insects |
Hexane extract | Callosobruchus maculatus | ||
0 | 244.00 ± 4.76c | 207.50 ± 5.74d | 451.50 ± 1.91d |
2 | 205.00 ± 49.89c | 19.00 ± 5.22c | 224.50 ± 44.78c |
4 | 114.00 ± 8.98b | 9.75 ± 0.96b | 123.75 ± 8.26b |
6 | 74.25 ± 5.38ab | 6.75 ± 1.26ab | 81.00 ± 4.24b |
10 | 30.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 30.00 ± 0.00a |
F (4,15) | 61.03*** | 2,526.37*** | 265.16*** |
Acetone extract | |||
0 | 290.25 ± 65.27c | 140.50 ± 12.50b | 430.75 ± 64.39c |
2 | 213.25 ± 76.42bc | 13.25 ± 3.30a | 223.50 ± 80.04b |
4 | 121.75 ± 57.95ab | 4.25 ± 3.77a | 126.00 ± 56.12ab |
6 | 109.25 ± 38.87ab | 3.75 ± 2.63a | 113.00 ± 41.00ab |
10 | 66.50 ± 26.45a | 2.00 ± 2.16a | 68.50 ± 27.96a |
F (4,15) | 10.40*** | 377. 79*** | 25.93*** |
Methanol extract | |||
0 | 197.50 ± 79.94a | 98.50 ± 6.76c | 296.00 ± 83.29a |
2 | 175.75 ± 78.64a | 52.00 ± 15.56b | 227.75 ± 78.53a |
4 | 131.00 ± 43.41a | 22.00 ± 4.08a | 153.00 ± 44.43a |
6 | 83.00 ± 17.26a | 17.75 ± 3.03a | 100.75 ± 19.72a |
10 | 167.25 ± 49.31a | 14.25 ± 2.87a | 181.50 ± 50.84a |
F (4,15) | 0.52ns | 77.97*** | 1.42ns |
Means within the column and line followed respectively by the same small letter do not differ significantly at the 5% level according to Tukey’s test.
ns P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001.