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Table 4 Effect of tested compounds on physiological of two hosts, full-grown P. gossypiella and E. insulana (resulted from treated newly hatched larvae)

From: Impact of conventional insecticides on two bollworms and their indirect effects on the ectoparasitoid, Bracon brevicornis (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Biological aspects

Conc.

Protein (mg/g.b.wt)

Lipids (mg/g.b.wt)

Carbohydrates(mg/g.b.wt)

Mean ± S.E

% reduction

Mean ± S.E

%reduction

Mean ± S.E

% reduction

P. gossypiella

Etofenprox

0.07

14.6 ± 1.22

− 38.14

17.0 ± 0.9

− 41.98

20.3 ± 0.8

− 29.75

Chlorpyrifos

0.87

11.14 ± 0.8

− 52.80

14.6 ± 1.2

− 50.17

18.5 ± 1.8

− 35.99

Control

23.6 ± 1.3

0.00

29.3 ± 1.7

0.00

28.9 ± 1.4

0.00

LSD05

2.57

0

2.20

0

2.95

0

F value

75.61

0

152.45

0

42.19

0

E. insulana

Etofenprox

0.09

17.6 ± 1.2

− 39.93

28.53 ± 0.98

− 7.97

15.3 ± 0.98

− 40.00

Chlorpyrifos

0.37

22.14 ± 1.4

− 24.44

13.7 ± 1.1

− 55.81

14.0 ± 1.7

− 45.10

Control

29.3 ± 0.9

0.00

31.0 ± 1.5

0.00

25.5 ± 1.8

0.00

LSD05

1.93

0

2.75

0

1.85

0

F value

110.32

0

141.76

0

133.00

0

  1. Values are mean ± SE of three replicates
  2. Reduction (%) = [(mean values of treatment − mean values of control)/mean values of control] × 100