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Table 2 The infestation of tomato plants with M. persicae after treatment with Destruxin A-724 and Destruxin A-760 under field conditions

From: Effect of destruxin on the population reduction of green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and the predator Coccinella undecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in tomato fields

Treatments

Days after first application

Means number of M. persicae in application areas during 2018

Ibn Malek Nobaryia (Behira)

EL Sharkia (Zagazik)

Control

20

56 ± 6.6

65 ± 8.9

50

76 ± 7.7

189 ± 7.7

90

94 ± 7.7

198 ± 7.6

120

152 ± 7.8

163 ± 4.7

Destruxin A-724

20

14 ± 4.7

11 ± 7.9

50

19 ± 2.8

25 ± 8.3

90

34 ± 4.2

35 ± 7.8

120

42 ± 7.1

46 ± 6.6

Destruxin A-760

20

0

6 ± 1.2

50

7 ± 2.6

10 ± 3.7

90

16 ± 5.3

20 ± 9.4

120

23 ± 4.5

36 ± 7.7

F test

29.7

24.7

Lsd 5%

12.7

19.7