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Table 1 Effect of pyriproxyfen and glycine on different biological parameters of B. mori larvae

From: Biological and physiological effects of pyriproxyfen insecticide and amino acid glycine on silkworm, Bombyx mori L

Treatment

conca

Larval weight (g)

Larval duration (day)

Pupal weight (g)

1st day

6th day

Mature larvae

Pyriproxyfen at 2nd day

1

0.823

2.876

4.46

10

1.069

10

0.826

2.850

4.27

10

1.213

100

0.796

2.896

4.22

9.83

1.187

Mean

0.815

2.874

4.32

9.94

1.156

Pyriproxyfen + Glycine 1% at 5th day

1

0.816

2.916

4.38

10

1.273

10

0.790

3.000

4.79

10

1.277

100

0.793

2.990

4.73

9.66

1.228

Mean

0.800

2.968

4.64

9.88

1.259

Pyriproxyfen at 8th day

1

0.793

2.69

4.36

11

1.202

10

0.790

3.186

4.82

11

1.267

100

0.766

3.093

4.68

11.50

1.219

Mean

 

0.783

2.990

4.62

11.16

1.229

Glycine 1%

1

0.733

3.026

5.12

9

1.001

Control

0.753

2.933

4.74

9

0.936

L.S.D 0.05 Conc.

0.054

0.224

0.298

0.793

0.205

P ≥ 0.05

0.0395*

0.0162*

0.0000***

0.0000***

0.0026**

L.S.D. 0.05 Treatment

0.027

0.145

0.172

0.436

0.103

P ≥ 0.05

0.0000***

0.0077**

0.0000***

0.0000***

0.0000***

  1. NS, *, **, *** denote not significant and significant differences at 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001levels of probability, respectively
  2. aThe tested concentrations of pyriproxyfen (μg/larva) and the glycine concentration tested is 1%