TABLE 4.
Mean (±SE) reproductive period and total fecundity of offspring from females of A. swirskii from control and treatments with N. crispa, S. hortensis, and A. graveolens oils.
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N. crispa | S. hortensis | A. graveolens | Control | F-value* | |
Total pre-oviposition (TPOP) (day) | 10.38 ± 0.24ab | 10.00 ± 0.25bc | 10.15 ± 0.24a | 9.35 ± 0.36c | 80.87 |
Oviposition (day) | 11.38 ± 0.26b | 12.41 ± 0.21a | 10.90 ± 0.26b | 12.91 ± 0.18a | 357.17 |
Post-oviposition (day) | 4.92 ± 0.10b | 5.15 ± 0.13b | 5.35 ± 0.13b | 6.20 ± 0.11a | 278.00 |
Total fecundity (offspring) | 11.57 ± 0.24c | 12.59 ± 0.22b | 11.40 ± 0.27c | 13.57 ± 0.26a | 359.66 |
Means followed by different letters in the same row are significantly different by using a paired bootstrap test based on CI of difference (P < 0.05).
*F(df,n): (3,82).