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Table 3 Mean number (±SE) of progeny counts and inhibition rate (%) of T. confusum exposed for 14 days to wheat kernels treated with different nano zeolite dose rates

From: Insecticidal efficacy of nano zeolite against Tribolium confusum (Col., Tenebrionidae) and Callosobruchus maculatus (Col., Bruchidae)

Nano zeolite dose (ppm)

Mean no. of emerged individuals (M ± SE)

% inhibition rate

800

0.4 ± 0.24d

99.23

700

1.0 ± 0.0d

98.08

600

3.40 ± 0.50d

93.48

500

6.80 ± 0.37c

86.97

250

11.60 ± 0.92b

77.77

Control

52.20 ± 2.22a

F value

377.796**

  1. Mean (±SE) values with different letters within the same column are significantly different (P < 0.05) (ANOVA) (Duncan test)
  2. **Highly significant