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. 2022 Sep 21;27(19):6215. doi: 10.3390/molecules27196215

Table 2.

Estimates of the LC50 and LC90 values (mg L−1) and confidence interval calculated 120 h after bioassays of the topical application of essential oils and the spinetoram-based synthetic insecticide (Delegate 250 WG™) on Drosophila suzukii adults.

Treatments Slope ± SE LC50 (95% CI) a LC90 (95% CI) b χ2 c df d
Cinnamomum verum, 2.74 ± 0.21 11.02 (10.12–13.45) 17.12 (16.10–18.11) 5.44 6
Cupressus sempervirens 2.78 ± 0.17 14.45 (13.76–15.44) 24.21 (22.13–25.11) 7.11 6
Cymbopogon citratus QT citratus 3.11 ± 0.11 10.12 (8.11–12.78) 16.18 (15.11–17.98) 8.12 6
Cymbopogon martinii 2.98 ± 0.21 11.73 (10.44–13.79) 17.10 (16.13–18.11) 5.10 6
Cymbopogon flexuosus 3.07 ± 0.16 6.11 (5.75–7.43) 17.68 (16.13–19.17) 6.03 6
Cymbopognon citratus QT myrcene 2.75 ± 0.11 12.67 (11.74–14.90) 26.12 (25.01–28.17) 5.44 6
Cymbopognon winterianus 2.74 ± 0.22 11.54 (10.23–14.98) 18.17 (16.08–19.10) 9.78 6
Eucalyptus globulus 2.95 ± 0.11 14.10 (12.76–16.89) 24.56 (22.13–27.89) 8.12 6
Eucalyptus radiata 2.87 ± 0.14 10.43 (9.72–11.13) 18.15 (16.19–20.11) 6.13 6
Eucalyptus staigeriana 3.08 ± 0.12 11.23 (9.55–13.75) 16.12 (15.97–17.01) 7.11 6
Eucalyptus citriodora 2.97 ± 0.22 12.12 (11.75–14.20) 23.44 (21.76–25.16) 8.19. 6
Mentha arvensis 3.10 ± 0.14 5.07 (3.11–6.10) 15.62 (14.45–17.12) 9.90 6
Mentha cardiaca 2.98 ± 0.16 7.10 (5.95–9.24) 16.23 (14.54–18.23) 8.16 6
Mentha spicata 3.08 ± 0.18 8.14 (6.04–9.74) 17.34 (15.23–18.12) 7.35 6
Mentha piperita 2.95 ± 0.13 7.98 (5.24–9.11) 16.78 (15.89–19.11) 7.14 6
Mentha citrata 2.67 ± 0.15 8.97 (6.07–11.24) 17.89 (16.78–19.34) 8.45 6
Melaleuca alternifolia 2.87 ± 0.10 17.13 (15-60–19.20) 22.78 (21.15–24.97) 8.07 6
Ocimum basilicum 3.07 ± 0.14 18.10 (17.74–20.05) 23.44 (22.14–25.17) 6.40 6
Pogostemon cablin 2.76 ± 0.16 19.28 (17.18–22.40) 20.79 (19.11–23.44) 5.53 6
Delegate 250 WG™ 2.78 ± 0.09 30.12 (28.75–32.44) 26.23 (24.24–28.79 6.12 6

a LC50 and b LC90: Insecticide concentrations (mg L−1) required to kill 50 or 90% of the adults of D. suzukii, respectively (CI: confidence interval at 95% error probability); c χ2: Pearson’s chi-square value; d df: degrees of freedom.